ohio. that is a state that joe biden lost by eight points in 2020. they re now pouring $28 million into that race. then you look at the senate gop s campaign arm, they had to cut spending and shift around spending in order to preserve resources because a number of their candidates are struggling to raise money and then you have the nonpartisan cook political report which just yesterday moved the open pennsylvania senate race from the tossup column into the lead democrat column. that was seen as one of the democrats best pickup opportunities and dr. mehmet oz has been struggling. and so democrats have all these reasons to have hope that they actually could hold on to the senate. but we should mention a few caveats here. they are still facing tough political head winds. joe biden s approval ratings are still hovering in the 40s. and republicans really need to flip or net at least one seat in the senate in order to win back the majority. and so, democrats still have a long road ahead of
when you get into these statewide races, does this hold? i remember in 2018 during cavanagh we all got really excited and thought maybe we will not actually loose and we famously actually dead. we will see if the enthusiasm holds. it should pick out to every candidate. which of these races do you think are the best options for democrats? look, i think georgia is a really fascinating state. the current polling shows them going and splitting. going in opposite directions in a way that is very helpful to the house and senate. i think pennsylvania is one of the democrats biggest pickup opportunities. a really fascinating race with two very colorful candidates. a state that has been very purple. battleground state at the presidential and senate level.
me. when you get into these statewide races, does this hold? i remember in 2018 during cavanagh we all got really excited and thought maybe we will not actually loose and we famously actually dead. we will see if the enthusiasm holds. it should pick out to every candidate. which of these races do you think are the best options for democrats? look, i think georgia is a really fascinating state. the current polling shows them going and splitting. going in opposite directions in a way that is very helpful to the house and senate. i think pennsylvania is one of the democrats biggest pickup opportunities. a really fascinating race with two very colorful candidates. a state that has been very purple. battleground state at the presidential and senate level.
election and democrats need to pox on economic message not get caught up in who is beginning to run in 2024 we have to keep our eye on ball for this midterm we have a lot of, you know, important elections a lot of open seats a lot of great pickup opportunities for democrats so question of to focus like a laser kind of push talk of 2024 i know same process is playing out on republican side. is donald trump going to run is he not ron delaware san it is and contenders on the right it is interesting. but we have got to focus on what s in front of us right now and it is the economy and next 122 days. let me throw that to charlie do you think republicans have same problem? there s unify because they unify bed r around idea that yoib is a disaster but here s the sort of secret thing that i think often get overlooked about donald trump.
election and democrats need to pox on economic message not get caught up in who is beginning to run in 2024 we have to keep our eye on ball for this midterm we have a lot of, you know, important elections a lot of open seats a lot of great pickup opportunities for democrats so question of to focus like a laser kind of push talk of 2024 i know same process is playing out on republican side. is donald trump going to run is he not ron delaware san it is and contenders on the right it is interesting. but we have got to focus on what s in front of us right now and it is the economy and next 122 days. let me throw that to charlie do you think republicans have same problem? there s unify because they unify bed r around idea that yoib is a disaster but here s the sort of secret thing that i think often get overlooked about donald trump.