OPINION: When It Comes to the Senate, the Democrats Have Their Work Cut Out for Them

Regaining control of the upper chamber may lie just outside the party’s grasp, but it is not out of reach.

For Democrats to overcome the Republican advantage in the struggle for control of the Senate, they will need a massive turnout effort and a wave election even more powerful than the one that won them the House in 2018.

But first let me backtrack for a minute.

The political landscape would seem, on the surface, to favor the Democrats. A key measure, the generic vote, gives Democrats a 7.7 point...