McConnell was negotiating with Peter Thiel to convince Thiel to up his already major support of Masters. Thiel basically told him to do his job or go pound salt, so McConnell is reluctantly beginning to do his job and support the GOP candidate. McConnell is corrupt but not stupid. He needs Masters if he wants to be head honcho again.
that’s correct - but he is in the driver’s seat due to lack of fundraising. And if he was in negotiations with Thiel that puts the lie to the claim McConnell wants Masters to lose and would prefer the GOP not retake the majority. But that doesn’t change the fact McConnell has essentially been allowed to this on his own terms - at least partially, and this would not be the case if these candidates raised their own money. They would not be at the complete mercy of these PACs and donors to ride to the rescue.