The midterm elections are the Democrats’ best chance to take back power in Washington, and to stop the slide to autocracy that President Trump has set in motion. If historical patterns hold, with the party in power losing seats, control of the House is potentially within reach. (A wrinkle? Texas Republicans’ redrawing of the state’s map to yield five more GOP districts, but California—and potentially more blue states— are planning to counter with similar plans to create more Democratic seats in turn.)
The Senate, however, is tougher to flip, and contrary to voters yearning for new voices and fresh faces, Democrats are recycling old warhorses in key states: Ohio, with 72-year-old Sherrod Brown making another run for the Senate after narrowly losing his seat last year, and North Carolina, where popular term-limited governor Roy Cooper, 68, is running for an open seat.
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