It’s six months away from the general election, and the Senate map is looking pretty decent for Republicans to take control of the upper chamber. But we have all seen how the expected red wave in 2022 turned out, which may be why Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is, as the saying goes, managing expectations.
The minority leader is clearly wary of his party overextending itself despite the advantageous conditions after the twin debacles of 2020 and 2022, when former President Donald Trump’s embrace of flawed GOP nominees contributed to surprising Democratic wins. While former Senate GOP campaign chief Rick Scott (R-Fla.) predicted the party would win up to 55 seats in the midterms, Democrats ended up gaining a seat.
So even though Republicans have room to compete in eight states, McConnell said in an interview that he’s primarily focused on four for now. Even from the doorstep of…
