Axios: Republicans Fear 2022 Senate “Debacle”

Axios reports:

Top Republicans, once confident about winning control of the Senate in the midterms, fear they’ll blow it after nominating several deeply flawed candidates in winnable states, according to conversations with GOP strategists, pollsters and other officials.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been sounding this alarm for months: electing fringe candidates with checkered pasts could squander a golden chance to reclaim power. Now, McConnell is left hoping for a red wave so wide and powerful that candidate quality is irrelevant.

“The environment is excellent for us. We just can’t fumble the ball on the five-yard line,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a top McConnell lieutenant, told Axios.

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Even in the insider sheets are starting to see it. A mix of abortion politics and a run of degenerate Trump-picked candidates are putting GOP hopes for the senate in jeopardy. https://t.co/XYANyRizZ3

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 15, 2022