The hedging continues.
Everyone can clearly see the early vote data. Dems are behind in the early vote relative to 2022 and 2024 outside of a few exceptions like Virginia (where all the laid off gov workers live).
Rather than admit this, the media says "Democrats rethink their mail-voting strategy as voters grow wary", to avoid discouraging their Dem base.
If this was truly a D+10 national environment, that would be reflected in the early vote data. Its not, so Dems continue to hedge by saying "wErE voTinG oN election DaY".