McConnell Struggles to Maintain Control of Senate

Asked if he thinks Donald Trump is a net positive for Senate Republican candidates on the ticket, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would only tell CNN: “We’ll find out. That’s something that we’ll only know the day after the election.”

McConnell said it’s “just a hugely challenging cycle to hold onto” the majority and said it’s a “50-50 situation,” arguing that races in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina, Maine and Georgia are far too close to call.

He added: “That’s why I describe it like a knife fight in an alley. Everybody’s slugging it out.”