FuzzyLumpkins
08-12-2016, 06:06 PM
Mitch McConnell may not be leading the Senate majority next Congress, the Kentucky Republican acknowledged Thursday, hinting of the down-ballot effect Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could have on Senate races.
“I may or may not be calling the shots next year,” McConnell told a civic group in Louisville, according to The Associated Press.
McConnell, in an apparent overture to donors, called Republicans’ chances to retain the Senate “very dicey” but dismissed the Trump effect, insisting that Republicans would be “on defense,” regardless of who was atop the ticket.
He also highlighted the 24 GOP seats on the ballot this year, noting that Democrats have just 10. Democrats would need to gain five seats to retake the majority — or gain four and retain the White House as the vice president can cast a tie-breaking vote in the upper chamber.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/mitch-mcconnell-senate-leadership-in-jeopardy-226950#ixzz4HA7YlAWT
“I may or may not be calling the shots next year,” McConnell told a civic group in Louisville, according to The Associated Press.
McConnell, in an apparent overture to donors, called Republicans’ chances to retain the Senate “very dicey” but dismissed the Trump effect, insisting that Republicans would be “on defense,” regardless of who was atop the ticket.
He also highlighted the 24 GOP seats on the ballot this year, noting that Democrats have just 10. Democrats would need to gain five seats to retake the majority — or gain four and retain the White House as the vice president can cast a tie-breaking vote in the upper chamber.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/mitch-mcconnell-senate-leadership-in-jeopardy-226950#ixzz4HA7YlAWT