House Democrats Court Republican Districts While Trump Works His Base
The Democratic Party is trying to expand the map by going on offense in Republican-held districts, while President Donald Trump is making a red-state sprint aimed at boosting voter enthusiasm and shoring up support from his base, PBS NewsHour reports. That is two theories of a campaign in one paragraph: one side bets that seats held by the other party are winnable, the other bets that the decisive variable is how many of its own voters show up. The two are not mutually exclusive, but the emphasis says where each side thinks the election is settled.
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Going on offense in the other party's districts is the oldest line in midterm coverage. The harder half of the story is the other one: whether a red-state sprint actually turns out voters the Democrats need to stay home.
Both camps are competing for the same scarce thing: attention. The map only widens if one side's voters lose interest, which makes the district list and the rally schedule two versions of a single bet.