Democratic dreams of a massive blue wave delivering them a House majority this fall may be dimming.
“Right now there’s not a lot of signs of a true wave,” argued one longtime House GOP operative. “There are tough races, and the Democrats have a path to the majority, but if they get locked out of two or three seats in California, or nominate far-left candidates in some of these battleground races, that starts to make it a lot harder.”
Primaries next Tuesday could be decisive, with a broad array of competitive contests being set from New Jersey to California — where a primary system that advances the top two finishers, regardless of party, could mean that two Republicans are facing off in seats Democrats hope to target.
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