McConnell suggests better odds of Republicans taking Senate

Associated Press ^ | September 28, 2022 | Farnoush Amiri

[Olog-hai]

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that he believes his party now has a “50-50 shot” of getting the chamber back less than six weeks away from the midterm elections.

“We are in a bunch of close races,” McConnell told reporters during a press conference. “It’s going to be really, really close either way, in my view.”

The comments reflect a greater degree of optimism from the GOP leader after he drew criticism last month from fellow Republicans when he downplayed the party’s chances in the fall elections, saying it would be more likely for the party to gain control of the House than the Senate.

“Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,” McConnell said at a press conference in Florence, Kentucky, in mid-August. …

[Olog-hai]

Aside from the Turtle’s flip-flopping, I noticed that the AP’s writers’ names are getting more and more un-American-sounding.

[Bullish]

No thanks to you, you old crapweasel.

[Bullish]

Mitch, it’s really time for you to take the money you’ve kyped and retire. You’ve done far too much damage to the GOP and America already.

By the way, Newt said today he thinks the GOP will pick up 5-7 seats in the Senate and maybe up to 40 in the house.

[know.your.why]

The only way both the house and senate dont go red is if the elections are rigged and rigged huge!

[nathanbedford]

My back of the envelope 2022 Senate races prediction (from 8 days ago):

Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and North Carolina are sure wins.

Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania are probable wins.

New Hampshire conceivable but probably out of reach.

Washington, Colorado, likely out of reach.

Result: 53 Republican senators

At least 52 are needed to prevent the likes of Mitt Romney becoming the Republican equivalent of Joe Manchin and holding the party hostage.

Since originally posting this prediction, Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania have all improved and are more likely. It is difficult to get data on New Hampshire which has been affected by incursions from leftist Vermont and Massachusetts. There is a poll in Washington showing Smiley behind by only two points. An attractive candidate in a difficult state which could conceivably be taken in the event of a wave which is itself becoming more likely

[conservative98]

Leader McConnell is so inspiring. “50-50 chance, very close in my view.” At least he didn’t trash the candidates this time.

[Singermom]

How ANYONE can vote dem is beyond me.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

If they do take it back it will be no thanks to that putz

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep, I would not be surprised in the least if Dems sweep and take both houses. McConnell and the RINO party have done absolute ZERO when it comes to election integrity. We have around 5 weeks left and I fully expect a scam to come along such as a new virus that requires lock downs

[toddausauras]

Go away and not like a turtle more like a hare. Globalist coward.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

His retrospective analysis of a victory will be that Candidate quality suddenly improved.

[JonPreston]

The AP: non-American, anti-Americans.

[roving]

It would probably have been even better if he didn’t sabotage some races

[Laslo Fripp]

Did you forget Alaska?

[nathanbedford]

Yes I have, probably because I don't understand it and because I have consciously exercised will to ignore it.

Senator Murkowski has a death hold on the politics of that state and her connivance in jiggering the voting system leaves me at a loss.

Finally, I am a loss because even if she were to win as a nominal Republican, whose column do you put the "win" in?

[Maris Crane]

I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALSO!!!

And what does that tell us about the ASSPRESS?

They are simply not AMERICAN and don’t care a fig about us.

[Tupelo]

“The only way both the house and senate dont go red is if the elections are rigged and rigged huge!”

The only way both the House and Senate go red is if the elections are honest. We all know, that ain’t gonna happen.

[FLT-bird]

You’re doing all you can to sabotage that, Turtle. You blew most of the Party’s money on RINO Establishment losers in the primaries and you’re still blowing a ton on Murkowski which is a seat the Republicans are in no danger of losing - only the RINO’s can lose.

Meanwhile you’re refusing to support Blake Masters who is within a point or two of Schumer’s Rubber Stamp in Arizona - Gun Grabbing China Sellout Mark Kelly.

[Maris Crane]

In my opinion, McConnell is not a WINNER.

He is a PLAYER, but not a WINNER.

We NEED WINNERS, those who fight to WIN, not just play.

[FLT-bird]

Yep. This is what Baris and Barnes are predicting - and Baris is THE most accurate pollster over the last decade.

it would take luck to get to 54....a flip in either Washington or New Hampshire, but I feel comfortable predicting 53.

I just hope Murkowski is not among the 53. We’ll take out Pierre Delecto in 2024.