Republicans Grow Nervous About Losing Senate

“Republicans are increasingly nervous they could lose control of the Senate this fall as a potent combination of a cratering economy, President Trump’s controversial handling of the pandemic and rising enthusiasm among Democratic voters dims their electoral prospects,” the Washington Post reports.

Said one GOP strategist involved in the Senate races: “It is a bleak picture right now all across the map, to be honest with you. This whole conversation is a referendum on Trump, and that is a bad place for Republicans to be. But it’s also not a forever place.”

“Multiple strategists said they believe GOP candidates will recover once the nation — and the presidential campaign — returns to a more normal footing.”