Democrats are hinging their hopes of retaining the Senate majority on voters’ disdain for so-called “carpetbaggers.” As Senate Democrats fight to keep several vulnerable incumbents from losing tough races in swing states across the country, their campaign arm and state parties are homing in on Republican candidates’ traits and biographies over policies. “It’s a time-honored direction for campaigns to go, but it isn’t always effective,” said Republican strategist...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket The race to determine who will be Donald Trump’s running mate this November took a major step forward last week with the acceleration of vetting multiple potential candidates, but political insiders with deep knowledge of presidential campaigns say there is one possible...