Six months out from Election Day, some vulnerable Democrats are looking at poll numbers with concern. Some Senate Democrats are distancing themselves from Biden’s ailing brand after polls show him trailing former in several battleground states, . It’s injecting fresh alarm as they scramble to keep their majority in the upper chamber.
Democrats in tough races are breaking with Biden over border security, liquified natural gas exports, campus protests and the war in Israel, and tariffs on Chinese goods. The candidates remain competitive in polls despite Biden’s low approval ratings and lagging position relative to Trump, but they worry the president’s political brand will weigh on their campaigns as Election Day nears. said one Democratic senator.
Senate Majority Leader (D-N.Y.) that was negotiated early this year back up on the floor for a standalone vote.
The original bill in tough districts, but was blocked in February in the Senate amid attacks by top House Republicans and Trump, who is making the border a central campaign issue in his race for the White House. Biden’s allies are also concerned that Future Forward, the superPAC backing the president’s reelection bid, isn’t doing enough to help secure a victory in November. that allies say the superPAC is sitting on a massive campaign war-chest but since their historic $250 million ad-buy in January has done little to make the case for Biden, amid a rash of polling that shows Trump leading in key battleground s.
