It’s not so easy being a Democrat this year. Incumbent senators up for re-election and even new candidates are facing troubling poll numbers as the political winds have shifted thanks, at least in part, to a long drawn-out battle on health care. But many Senate hopefuls in battleground states have one major advantage: cash on hand. They especially seem to benefit in states where the Republicans are locked in primaries.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=127515