House Democrats are suffering from a "bad political environment" and are trying to "cut their losses" in order to avoid Republicans adding to their 17-seat edge, Politico’s Mike Allen explained on Morning Joe Friday.
Politico reports:
House Democrats, battered by Koch brothers ads and facing a grim outlook for the midterms, are providing the clearest indication yet of how they plan to respond: By shoring up imperiled incumbents and only the most promising challengers, but most likely leaving some of the party’s upstart hopefuls to fend for themselves.