Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday downplayed expectations of Republicans capturing control of the Senate in the fall elections, describing “candidate quality” as an important factor, NBC News reports.

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McConnell says House more likely to flip than Senate, cites candidate quality

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Mitch McConnell suggests GOP ‘candidate quality’ could blow Senate chances

The GOP leader predicted there is “probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” despite an election cycle that typically would be advantageous for Republicans.

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McConnell previously said the November midterms would be “very good” for Republicans.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) acknowledged Thursday that the GOP may not retake the Senate during the November 2022 midterm elections.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” McConnell told reporters in Kentucky. “Senate races are just different, they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.”
Republicans need a net gain of one Senate seat to retake control of the …

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Mitch McConnell Sounds Alarm on Republicans' Chances of Retaking Senate in 2022 Midterms

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed concern about Republicans&amp;#039; ability to take back the Senate during the November midterms.

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Mitch McConnell Sounds The Alarm On Republicans’ Senate Chances

"I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different," the GOP leader said. "Candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome."

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McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing 'candidate quality'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday downplayed expectations of Republicans capturing control of the Senate in the fall elections, describing “candidate quality” as an important factor, NBC News reports.Said McConnell: “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.”He added: “Right now, we have a…

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McConnell Says Republicans May Not Win Senate Control

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not optimistic about the Republican Party's chances of retaking control of the Senate in November.What did McConnell say?McConnell suggested Thursday he believes the GOP will have a difficult time flipping the Senate, citing "candidate quality.""I th...

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Mitch McConnell not hopeful Republicans will retake control of Senate, cites 'candidate quality'

The Senate's top Republican is out with a sober assessment of his party's chances for taking the chamber in November's midterm elections, and says "candidate...

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Mitch McConnell concedes 'candidate quality' may mean Republicans fail to flip Senate in midterm elections

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made a surprising admission Thursday: the GOP’s candidates running for Senate may not be good enough for Republicans to take control of the chamber he once led as Majority Leader.“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” McConnell responded when asked at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon about his projections for the upcoming November election…

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says there's a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. McConnell did not name any names when discussing the quality of GOP candidates. Democrats are now favored to win the Senate but still are in line to lose the House, an analyst says.

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