Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell knows he has a tough November coming up.
FNC: “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., thinks that Republicans have a lukewarm chance of flipping the Senate in November, citing “candidate quality” as a factor.
The senator made the honest prediction at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday afternoon.
While Republican J.D. Vance holds a 5-point lead over Democratic opponent Tim Ryan in Ohio, according to a new Emerson College poll, the race remains tight.
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, analysts are predicting that Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds a stronger lead over Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz. Cook Political Report says the Pennsylvania race has shifted from “toss-up” to “lean Democratic.”
Republican Tiffany Smiley is closing in on Democrat incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), in Washington’s U.S. Senate Race, according to the most recent poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates. https://t.co/hZ2db7F6d2
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“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” the GOP leader said. “Senate races are just different, they’re statewide. Candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.
“Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate. Either our side up slightly or their side up slightly,” McConnell opined.
But Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is more optimistic. “We are going to take back the majority because of the fact that the president’s approval rating is under 40 [percent] and all these problems with the economy, people’s pocket books are being robbed every day because of Biden inflation.
“Many people’s pocketbooks are being robbed every day because of Biden’s inflation. And, I think that the motive that McConnell would have would be that he wants to wake people up to the fact that this is an important election coming up and that you better be on your toes, both as a candidate, and people are supporting Republicans, or maybe we wouldn’t want to win control of the United States Senate,” Grassley continued.
“But he needs to have people help by voting, help by getting votes out and help by contributing to the candidates, and most importantly, the candidates working just as hard as they can. If there’s any of these candidates in Ohio or Pennsylvania or Arizona that are working harder than anybody that’s on their campaign staff, they’re not working hard enough,” the Iowa senator told press.
“It won’t only be what I hear at the state fair, but what I’ve heard in my county meetings that I hold regularly. Inflation is number one. Some people call it cost of living, saying gas prices. And the fact is, the president is not enforcing law at the border. It just irritates people. You can’t come to America without our permission. And we’ve had 2 million people just willy-nilly cross the border,” Grassley media.
On the Mar-a-Lago raid? “Well, I think, historically, it’s a big issue because this is the first time a former president’s home has ever been invaded. Secondly, it’s important because it looks like there’s political bias, and the people, in the people that decided to do it. Because you have a whole opposite of what they did with Hillary Clinton, with her e-mails, and they were compromised, and she destroyed some property, and nothing was done, and they negotiated with her, but they didn’t invade her home. So what’s different now?” said Grassley.
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citing “candidate quality” as a factor.” Yes, starting with his own.
McConnell doesn’t care if Republicans win or lose.
McConnell is a RINO through and through!!!!
The one thing that is a certainty: Republicans have a way of cannibalizing themselves. And, given they have 70+ days left to do that, it is worrisome that so many still tout the “Red Wave.” It is good to keep spirits up and minds positive, but it also is a siren’s call to the rocks of political overestimation. Let’s be careful in prognosticating wins/losses in close races. The public is suffering immensely right now. But even that pain is seldom enough to bring intellect in over habit. People who claim to be lifelong Democrats seem to blindly vote Democrat even as their house burns.
Almost sounded like Mitch was campaigning for the Democrats, How’s your China business dealings going Mitch?
The Senate republicans would do better with a new leader! Someone who would inspire others to greater things, not be a 100% downer, someone who is willing to take the fight to the dems, not cave at the slightest provocation.
Mitch McConnell needs to be replaced as party leader. He has alot of power. It will be hard to do.
Mitch is in fact a leader. The only problem is that it is the democrat party he is leading.
1ST PRIORITY is the COURT SYSTEM that MOSCOW MITCH has obstructed judges including the SUPREME COURT,,,,,,TRUMP has put over 200 right wing judges on benches across the country,,,,,
People need to stop running Moscow Mitch out of restaurants and start LOCKING HIM IN….
The progressive House Democrats voted and passed over 100 bills and they are still sitting on MOSCOW MITCH MC CONNEL’S DESK…….some of them for years,,,,,,,
Since MOSCOW MICH MC CONNEL BLOCKED and denied this country judges including the SUPREME COURT we sure needed a lot of judges and nearly 7 in 10 of the Trump judges are white men. Just 28 of the 200 are people of color. Moscow Mitch sat on the Garland supreme court nominee for 295 days
SO FAR MITCH has blocked over 120 bill that were PASSED by the house and AFTER 8 YEARS OF OBSTRUCTION FROM REPUBLICANS
Do Zero Mitch now fossilizing
McConnell Has A Fight On His Hands In The Senatefor his poor job. he backed stab trumpthe whole time. go go go rot