(The Hill) The 2020 presidential election is going to be a headache for Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.).
To have a chance of winning the Senate majority in 2020, Democrats will have to win over centrist voters in states such as Colorado, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina and Alabama.
The best way to do that for Schumer is to keep his caucus focused on health care and other practical middle-class issues.
But the half dozen Senate Democrats vying for the party’s presidential nomination will have just as much — if not more interest — in hitting on hot-button topics that rev up the liberal base.
Otherwise, they risk getting overlooked in what is certain to be a crowded field where White House hopefuls will be fiercely competing for media attention.
The 2020 race is also likely to produce attendance problems, a headache for a leader who will need to keep his caucus together and in Washington for close votes.
Schumer faces high hurdles to winning the Senate in 2020.
He’s likely to face a deficit of two or three seats with races in Florida and Arizona still being contested.
That will mean winning GOP seats in states that voted for President Trump such as Iowa, North Carolina and Georgia, while defeating talented GOP incumbents in Colorado and Maine. Read More
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