Democrats turn desperate with play in Florida and Texas Senate races

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The Democratic Party’s hopes of maintaining control of the Senate are becoming more remote by the day, to the point that the party is now spending millions on long-shot bids to unseat Republican incumbents in Texas and Florida.

In a Thursday press release, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced that it was placing a multimillion-dollar ad buy in Florida and Texas to boost the campaigns of Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), who are seeking to unseat Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) respectively.

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