Republicans, on the other hand, have argued for months that voters view GOP senators through a different lens than Trump, and they believe that trend will continue. Andrea Bozek, a spokeswoman for Senate Republicans’ campaign committee, said Democrats were doubling down on a strategy that has yet to work in this election.
“Democrats had a fatal and fundamental flaw in their plan to take control of the Senate: Their efforts did not rely on having better candidates running better races than their opponents,” Bozek said in an email. “While Republicans have worked nonstop since day one of this campaign to build nimble, data-driven campaigns, Democrats have relied on political gravity from the presidential race to carry them across the finish line.”
In some of the most competitive races, there has been little change over the past week. Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire has received perhaps the most attention for withdrawing her endorsement of Trump after she had previously said in a debate that he was “absolutely” a role model.
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