Political strategists outline their plan for Senate control and the algorithm cutting vital Medicaid funding: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: Democrats aim to capitalize on voter frustrations with the economy to gain control of the Senate, victims of the Miami plane crash were in a cleaning-company van and an SUV, and a computer program algorithm is slashing Medicaid funding.

Several battlegrounds have begun to tilt towards Democrats, and real fights are emerging in red states as control of the Senate wanes. Twenty strategists from both parties involved in Senate races spoke with NBC News candidly about their party’s strategy across the country. To net the four-seat gain they need, Democrats are looking to tap into what one strategist described as “an ever-present hum of anger” over high costs and political corruption.

“No matter how many good things I told them, they were just pissed about the price of groceries,” said Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, who is advising Democrat James Talarico’s campaign in Texas and other outside groups involved in Senate races. “That has not changed, and now Republicans are in charge.”

But several Republicans believe the GOP is still likely to prevail after tying Democratic Senate candidates to the far left, particularly in deeply red states where that messaging could be divisive. They’re planning to highlight Trump’s…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business