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McConnell Details GOP Efforts to Not ‘Screw This Up’

May 8, 2023 · 12:13 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Despite a favorable Senate map in 2024, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told CNN that “he knows full well that things can quickly go south.”

“So he’s been working behind the scenes for months to find his preferred candidates in key races – including during his recent recovery from a concussion and a broken rib – in an attempt to prevent a repeat of 2022: When a highly favorable GOP landscape turned into a Republican collapse at the polls and a 51-49 Senate Democratic majority.”

Said McConnell: “I just spent 10 minutes explaining to you how we could screw this up, and we’re working very hard to not let that happen. Let’s put it that way.”

McConnell is focused on four states: Ohio, Montana, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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