Johnson has been hedging his bets on whether he will run and Rubio won’t face an insurgent campaign in the primary from Ivanka Trump – which could have complicated his chances with supporters of her father – but that isn’t keeping Democrats from taking aim at both seats with an eye on expanding control of the Senate which is currently 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.
The report states that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has already kicked off its campaign against the two, feeling they are vulnerable to accusations that they ignored the needs of their constituents who have been suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic.