The United States may be within a week of momentous political change in midterm elections that could destroy the Republican Party’s monopoly on Washington and hand Democrats power to check President Donald Trump.
But take a beat.
It’s far too early to size up any Democratic wave. There’s no guarantee there’ll even be one in an election season characterized by political volatility, redrawn districts, a gusher of outside cash — including hundreds of millions of dollars of GOP funding from Elon Musk — and ambiguity over who will turn up to vote.
Pundits may
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