With polls following the conviction of Donald Trump not moving in the direction Democrats had hoped, at least in the week following their cherished verdict, indications are that the panicked party is devoting much of its attention to maintaining control of the Senate. This apparent though subtle shift away from an overwhelming emphasis on the presidential race is based on hard data showing down-ballot Democrats running well ahead of Joe Biden and holding their own in must-win Senate races.
The most yawning gap between up- and down-ballot in battleground states is in Arizona, where Trump leads Biden by an average of four points, according to Real Clear Politics (RCP), but in the race for Senate, Democrat Ruben Gallego is comfortably ahead of Republican Kari Lake by almost seven points. In Pennsylvania, Trump leads by more than two points, but…
