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.
Neither the offices nor campaigns of Sens. Jacky Rosen (D‑NV), Sherrod Brown (D‑OH), Tammy Baldwin (D‑WI), and Bob Casey (D‑PA) responded to requests for comment Friday to the Manhattan jury convicting Trump on Thursday of 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial.
A spokesperson for Sen. Jon Tester (D‑MT) told the Washington Examiner in a statement, “Sen. Tester respects the judicial process and believes everyone should be treated fairly before the courts, and voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box in November.”
Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf, who’s advised former President Bill Clin …