Mitch McConnell is among the myriad Republicans questioning the Senate GOP’s quality of candidates in the midterms. Rick Scott wants everyone to stop doubting his recruits.
. But it is only September, and both parties expect races to tighten races and political spending to skyrocket.
“If you trash talk our candidates … you hurt our chances of winning, and you hurt our candidates’ ability to raise money,” Scott said. “I know they’re good candidates, because I’ve been talking to them and they’re working their butts off.” And yet, Scott’s optimism even extends into blue states: He sees Republicans competing in Washington State, Colorado and said “we’ve got good candidates in other states, like Connecticut, it just depends on what the environment’s gonna be.”
“The view on the ground can sometimes be very different than what what the pundits say in Washington,” said Sen., who pulled off a surprisingly strong reelection win in 2020. “I’m still optimistic that Republicans will narrowly win control. It’s certainly not a slam dunk.”
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