A wave of news coverage is highlighting how Mitch McConnell acknowledged “unacceptable” Republican Senate candidates are a problem for the GOP and that “you can’t nominate somebody who’s just sort of unacceptable to a broader group of people and win.”
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Nora Keefe: “Even a broken clock is right twice a day – and even Mitch McConnell knows that Republicans’ deeply flawed Senate candidates will be rejected by voters in November.”
See for yourself:
MSNBC: McConnell is right to worry about ‘bizarre’ GOP Senate candidates
Washington Post (Opinion): After appealing to con men, the GOP now complains about the hucksters
The Hill: McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates
Business Insider: Mitch McConnell said that the GOP may screw up the midterms if it lets ‘unacceptable’ candidates get fielded in critical Senate races
See Also: The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: A GOP Specialty: Bad Senate Candidates; Associated Press: Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control; NBC News: The GOP’s bid to retake the Senate is encountering early struggles; The Hill: GOP falters in effort to recruit star governors for Senate; Associated Press: Colorado Republicans back election denier for Senate primary; Washington Post: Arizona Gov. Ducey (R) announces he won’t run for Senate, in blow to GOP recruitment effort; Associated Press: Walker’s past could let Warnock keep Senate seat, rivals say; National Journal: The anonymous GOP primary in the Granite State
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