Before anyone gets on their high horse his belief was shared by most people. I would say that FR had more believers in victory that any other group.
Many of us had for months claimed that his victory was a sure thing and were roundly laughed at because of that.
McConnell should not be attacked for exemplifying what probably most Trump supporters believed as well.
A good part of that was simply ignoring the poll *results*, and looking instead at their internals. Then, mentally adjusting the skewed results by how skewed the D+x was (D+8, D+12, D+whatever).
A part of being a "leader" is separating your actions from your own thought of how things might turn out.
McConnell, as the Republican leader in the Senate, should have acted with a confidence that Trump would win, despite his feeling that Trump would not win. Optimism is contagious, but so is defeatism. McConnell is a defeatist by nature, and therefore looks for reasons to not even try. He would rather make a deal that, in his mind, minimizes the loss.
Imagine what might-have-been had McConnell chosen to stand up for Christine O'Donnell in 2010 or Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock in 2012 instead of turning his back and running for the door.
-PJ
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McConnell should not be attacked for exemplifying what probably most Trump supporters believed as well.
True. McConnell's job was to get his people elected and stay out of Trump's way, which he more or less did. The doubts he had were shared by many. Admitting them now that the election is over is a lot better than publicizing them while the campaign was still underway.