The most competitive battleground states are breaking against President Trump and the congressional Republicans, millennials are showing signs of life, disaffected Republicans are fracturing, and voters are angry about corrupt deals for wealthy corporate donors and self-dealing politicians. Something new and fundamental is happening, but will Democrats do what they must to win this election in a way that produces the biggest wave possible? If progressives crystalize the frustration with corruption into a powerful closing critique of out of touch Republicans, then they can push their advantage to its most politically destructive potential. This is according to the third wave of WVWVAF’s battleground research program conducted by Democracy Corps in 12 states with competitive races for governor, including 10 competitive Senate races and 42 competitive Cook congressional races.
