Could soccer moms swing the House? Democrats hope so.
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska holds a potbelly pig named Betty before a parade on May 26, 2018. Bacon will face Democratic challenger Kara Eastman in the November election. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Kara Eastman, the Democrat challenging Bacon for his congressional seat, campaigns in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Bacon told Yahoo News he knows history is not in the Republican Party’s favor, but he wants people to vote based on him and not the president.
“I think if this race is about me and my opponent, I’m going to win in a landslide,” he said. “It will be closer if it’s more about Trump. Our district, though it’s not anti-Trump, it’s not pro-Trump either. It’s 50-50.”
According to an NPR/Marist/PBS NewsHour poll conducted in July, 57 percent of suburban women strongly disapprove of Trump.
Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, left, speaks alongside House Speaker Paul Ryan during a town hall at the Kroger ice cream and beverage plant in Springdale, Ohio, May 31, 2018. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval greets constituents and their children as he campaigns for his challenge against Republican Rep. Steve Chabot at a music festival in Mason, Ohio, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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