Democratic strategists and organizers are hoping that if 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris performs well in the November election, there will be a down-ballot effect in gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. Democrats have a small majority in the Senate, while Republicans have a sing...
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    the article is no more about the first fucking sentence than it is about the headlines or comments

    Well, you definitely didn’t read any of that, because the whole article is quotes of people saying Biden stepping aside is helping down ballot races…

    Like this:

    Outgoing Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH) also believes that having Harris as the presidential nominee instead of Biden improves’ Democrats’ chances of flipping the House.

    Kuster told The Hill, “The path we were on was unsustainable. To be earnest, I thought we were going to lose 20-plus seats. And lose the Senate, and lose the White House.”

    Or this:

    In an article Tuesday, The Hill’s Mike Lillis reports that Democrats are "increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the House now that Harris, and not President Joe Biden, will sit at the top of the ticket.

    Seriously, it’s the entire article mate.