“I think it’s 50-50,” McConnell told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Friday when asked whether the GOP will hold the Senate. “The Republicans’ mismanaged response to this pandemic and the rush to confirm a Supreme Court justice . Republicans can lose all four of their most vulnerable senators as long as they maintain their firewall and Trump wins a second term. You are essential workers.”Even before Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, Republicans acknowledged that his combative debate performance last week did not help them. ActBlue, the liberal online donation site, has raised nearly $500 million for Democratic candidates since Ginsburg’s death, and Senate candidates have seen a rush of donations as well.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2020 18:00 UTC