Did the editor of Politico's Daily Digest notice that the arrangement of the two top stories this morning played directly into the Dem playbook? We sure did.
The first headline is "Democratic donors prepare for disappointment," and the sub-headline reads "The plan is to shift focus to 2016, when Democrats face a much more hospitable Senate map." And sure enough, Politico's very next story obliges Dem desires. The headline: "Why a GOP Senate could be short-lived," and the sub-headline reads "A half-dozen blue-state Republicans could be in trouble during the 2016 elections."
That same story is featured prominently at the top of Politico's current web page [see screencap below]. Sounds like the the MSM is ready to move on and deny Republicans even the shortest of victory laps should they win on Tuesday.
Everett is already breaking out the high hopes for the next cycle, a "mirror image" of 2014 for Democrats:
Senate Democrats have long awaited the 2010 tea party wave to splash back on Republicans during the 2016 election cycle.
That moment is almost here.
After two years of obsessive focus on the teetering reelection prospects of red-state Democrats, the attention is about to shift in a major way to blue-state Republicans....
The leftward-tilting map means a GOP-controlled Senate could be short-lived if the party prevails on Tuesday. Even in the best-case scenario for the party, a Republican majority is certain to be slim.
