AZ-SEN: Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble

[RandySF]

Senior political advisers to President Donald Trump warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday that Republican Sen. Martha McSally is falling dangerously behind in the critical swing state of Arizona.

Trump’s campaign team was meeting with the president at the White House to discuss the state of play in a handful of battleground states. Toward the end of the meeting, Trump pulled McConnell, who was at the White House to meet with him on another matter, into the Roosevelt Room. The discussion turned to Arizona, where recent polling has shown Trump and McSally trailing.

Trump himself said he was concerned about McSally, according to three people familiar with the discussion. His political advisers told McConnell about recent survey numbers in Arizona and stressed she was losing to Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly.

McConnell appeared to stand by the senator, noting that it’s only May and the election is still a ways off, people familiar with the meeting said.

A White House spokesperson declined to comment, as did a Trump reelection spokesperson.

A McConnell spokesman said, “Leader McConnell is fully supportive of Senator McSally and believes she’s on a path to victory in November.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/21/trump-senate-mcsally-arizona-273555

[sfstaxprep]

1. Good, Let's Stomp Them Into The Ground

LANDSLIDE IN AZ !!!

[John Fante]

2. In related news, the Titanic just warned the Hindenburg that its in deep shit.

[catbyte]

3. LOL. I read another story that the CREEP is "concerned" Loeffler will drag them down, too.

It's no surprise that they're both women candidates. He doesn't seem nervous about male incumbents who are in trouble. Douche bag.

[dsc]

5. To be fair Loeffler is a particularly bad candidate given the stock transaction

if Burr were up here, instead of Tillis he would be dead man walking.

[alwaysinasnit]

4. McSally seems to be trailing by double digits. I have to think that Moscow Mitch is going to cut

her loose so he can concentrate resources on the other vulnerable Repug senators that aren't trailing by quite so much.

[Zambero]

6. Have McSally's advisors returned the favor?

Advising Trump's people that the Dear Leader is smack dab in the middle of deep doo-dooville himself?

[pwb]

7. Yes Mitch it is early. She will fall even further.

One more for us.

[DFW]

8. Wow, they sure picked up on that one quickly enough!

McSilly has only been in serious danger since 4 MONTHS, max. Maybe only 3.........