Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE (R-Ky.) on Wednesday acknowledged that Republicans face a “challenging environment” as they battle to protect their Senate majority.
“We have a lot of exposure, a lot of great members up. We had a really good year in ’14, and so yeah, it’s a challenging environment,” McConnell told reporters.
He said Republicans are in a tough spot because they have to protect 23 Senate seats, compared to just 12 for Democrats.
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Among those dozen seats, only Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama is truly endangered. But Republicans think they have a shot at knocking off Sen. Gary PetersGary Charles PetersWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Hillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos MORE (D) of Michigan, a state Trump carried in 2016.
Asked about how Trump’s handling of the pandemic would impact down-ballot races, McConnell reiterated that “it’s a challenging environment.”
“It has been consistently throughout this cycle,” he added. “Just look at the numbers. That’s the only conclusion intelligently to read from it.”
A recent poll by Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers universities surveyed 22,000 voters across the country and found that all 50 governors had higher approval ratings than Trump when it came to responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
That could make the fall campaign challenging for two Republicans in particular. Sens. Steve DainesSteven (Steve) David DainesSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Koch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Interior faces legal scrutiny for keeping controversial acting leaders in office | White House faces suit on order lifting endangered species protections | Lawmakers seek investigation of Park Police after clearing of protesters MORE (Mont.) and Cory GardnerCory Scott GardnerSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Interior faces legal scrutiny for keeping controversial acting leaders in office | White House faces suit on order lifting endangered species protections | Lawmakers seek investigation of Park Police after clearing of protesters The Hill’s Campaign Report: Republicans go on attack over calls to ‘defund the police’ MORE (Colo.) are running against a sitting and a former Democratic governor, respectively.
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In Arizona, former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Senate candidate, has opened up a sizable lead in the polls over Sen. Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: study Senate Democratic campaign arm launches online hub ahead of November MORE (R).
Republican Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsRepublicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill Trump tweets spark fresh headache for Republicans Trump’s tweet on protester sparks GOP backlash MORE (Maine) and Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisKoch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators The Hill’s Campaign Report: It’s primary night in Georgia Tillis unveils new 0,000 ad in North Carolina Senate race MORE (N.C.) are in toss-up races, while a recent poll shows Sen. Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstGeorge Conway group hits Ernst in new ad GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police The Hill’s Campaign Report: Republicans go on attack over calls to ‘defund the police’ MORE (R-Iowa) in a much tougher race than expected against Democrat Theresa Greenfield.
Republicans control 53 seats, which means Democrats would need a net pickup of three seats and the White House to win back the Senate majority, which they lost in the 2014 midterm election.
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