It wasn’t supposed to be this way.

Even before Donald Trump became the GOP presidential nominee, House Democrats heralded Hillary Clinton’s candidacy as the key to winning battleground races in all manner of swing districts.

“Every single one of our competitive districts would be welcoming to her,” New York Rep. Steve Israel, the former chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told Roll Call last year.

“There is no district that is competitive in the United States where she doesn’t play well,” he said.

Time is running out for Clinton to live up to those expectations.