Sealed lips: Vulnerable Senate Democrats dodge Trump’s guilty verdict

Published May 31, 2024 4:25pm ET



Mum’s the word on former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict for most Senate Democrats facing swing-state reelections next year, a departure from their progressive colleagues who welcomed the historic conviction.

The strategy on such a contentious issue underscores the potential vulnerabilities presenting more than a half-dozen Democrats in battleground Senate races, any one of which could determine control of the chamber.

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