McConnell and his allies nonetheless have hope that Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey will trade his thoughts a few loss of hobby in taking over Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly this 12 months.
However in open seat races like Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, GOP applicants are falling in all places themselves to curry want with Trump, now not the Senate’s maximum tough Republican.
If the Senate panorama is a proxy fight between Trump and McConnell, then the previous President is, a minimum of this present day, profitable simply.
Now, we’re nonetheless months from submitting cut-off dates in lots of states. So McConnell nonetheless has a while.
Despite the fact that McConnell can persuade Ducey to run for Senate, then again, there is not any make sure that the Arizona governor may just win a Republican number one — particularly with Trump nonetheless indignant that he did not overturn the election ends up in the state.
The Level: Except and till McConnell can display that the GOP established order can recruit and ship number one victories to its most well-liked applicants, it is a protected guess to suppose that is nonetheless Donald Trump’s celebration.
