In Montana, a third-generation dirt farmer will face a dishonest, rich out-of-stater that real Montanans call a “wannabe cowboy.” In Ohio, a lifelong champion for workers is running against a deceitful car salesman who was successfully taken to court for wage theft, while media outlets have reported he’s playing fast and loose with his own biography on the campaign trail. In Arizona, the choice will be between a Marine who has defended our country and Kari Lake, who seems only interested in defending her power-mad lie that she won an election the courts said she lost.
Matches like these are playing out in every Senate race in states across the country.
It doesn’t seem like Senate Republicans are sending their best.
As chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee during our history-defying and victorious 2022 campaign cycle, and as the winner of tough elections in Michigan, I know that voters view Senate races as a battle between candidates. And one thing Mitch McConnell and I agree on is that candidate quality matters.
Each of our races will be close. We have a big map this year. But 100 days out, I have never been more confident that Democrats are in the strongest possible position to defend our Senate majority thanks to the strength of our candidates, the power of their campaigns and the weakness of Republican recruits.








