New York Times: “The new energy and rapid coalescing of Democrats behind Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz have drastically changed the strategies of both Democrats and Republicans alike in down-ballot races.”
“Gone are the days when Democratic candidates for the House and the Senate conveniently pleaded prior engagements during visits from their standard-bearer as they quietly issued calls for him to step aside.
Gone also are Republican hopes for a collapse in Democratic turnout from a demoralized base that would mean an easy Republican takeover of the Senate and a healthy expansion of the party’s narrow majority in the House.”