Pres. race takes away from congressional races

This election season has been one for the books, but only on the presidential side. The presidential race has been so tumultuous that most of the media’s fodder has been focused there instead of the House and Senate races.
While this election will be historic regardless of which candidate is elected president, there are also many House and Senate races that could prove to be just as important.
As of now, we are looking at a potentially split Senate, which leaves a substantial amount of power in the mostly forgotten vice presidential nominees. As president of the Senate, the vice president can be called on to cast votes in a deadlock.
As of late, the race has turned the lead toward Hillary Clinton, leaving Republican Congress hopefuls in the dust as well. Donald Trumps’ dip in the presidential polls has led to an increase in last-minute cash donations to Democratic opponents.
Republicans only hold the spending advantage in Florida and Ohio, which are two states in which Democratic candidates have all but conceded to losses to Republican incumbent Sens. Rob Portman and Marco Rubio.
However, Democrats have committed at least $1 million more than Republicans in Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Democrats are currently driven by a greater, more far-sighted goal than Republicans. Should Clinton win the presidential election, the Democratic legislators may suffer the historical plague that affects the party holding the White House. They tend to get creamed. That being said, Democrats are telling contributors to step up and donate now, because once 2018 comes, they have a raft of people up for re-election and will be left exposed.
The advantage that the Democrats are currently holding is more notable when a look at the big picture is taken. Republican fundraisers who typically focus resources on the presidential election have shied away from Trump. GOP analysts thought that this would create an influx of cash spent on down-ballot races, but this money hasn’t materialized. The money that has been sidelined in the White House race has not trickled down to congressional contests.
With the election still two weeks away, there is a chance that the dynamic of the lower-ballot races could change. There are still many GOP donors that could come forward with large checks to bring the Republican races to a strong finish.