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The savvy veteran went there. McConnell tells us what in his belief caused the midterms underperformance for Republicans: Donald Trump:
“Our ability to control primary outcomes was quite limited in ’22 because the support of the former president proved to be very decisive in these primaries so my view was do the best with the cards you’re dealt,” he said of the Senate GOP strategy of coalescing behind weak candidates who had Trump’s support, such as Herschel Walker, who lost last week to Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).
“Hopefully in the next cycle, we’ll have quality candidates everywhere and a better outcome,” he said.
McConnell blames Trump for ‘candidate quality’ issues in midterms
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blamed the power former President Trump exerted in GOP primaries for the “candidate quality” issues his party struggled with in key races.S…
thehill.com