Liberty Nation News By: Jeff Charles
Democrats seemed doomed, but is there some way they can retain power in November?
Reading the writing on the wall, Democrats realize their prospects for surviving the upcoming midterm elections are rather bleak. However, it might be a mistake to assume they are throwing in the proverbial towel. Indeed, the party has another trick up its sleeve, and it just might work. Instead of concentrating its efforts solely on congressional races, it is reportedly looking to shore up control over governors’ mansions across the country.
Politico reported:
“Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats are expanding their scope far beyond congressional contests and on to governor races in battleground states, seeing them as existential for the party’s presidential prospects, if not democratic governance itself.
“Party leaders, deep-pocketed donors and leading super PACS were already planning to prioritize November’s gubernatorial contests, which have long been an afterthought on national election maps. But their focus has intensified this past year after Republicans attempted to undermine and overturn the last election and Democratic-led federal voting rights legislation went up in smoke.”
Cooper Teboe, a donor adviser, told the news outlet he has “seen a real shift” among Democratic donors when it comes to state-level races. “Of the pool of major donors — of big, institutional donors behind the DNC and the DCCC — I’d say 50 to 60 percent of them are now putting that same effort into governors, and I expect that group of donors to only grow,” he said.
