The Warnock-Walker matchup in Georgia isn’t the only midterm race where the Senate GOP is starting to worry about blowing it.
From Pennsylvania to Ohio to Georgia to Arizona, Republicans are being outraised and not yet running away with must-win races that they need to flip the Senate in November.
Four high-profile governors passed up campaigns: Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, Doug Ducey of Arizona, Larry Hogan of Maryland and Phil Scott of Vermont. And they’ve had to contend with the former president’s efforts to play kingmaker: Trump encouraged Walker to run in Georgia and helped make J.D. Vance and Mehmet Oz the Republican nominees in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In Ohio, Rep. Tim Ryan dramatically out-raised (and out-spent) Republican nominee Vance.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman continues to lead GOP nominee Mehmet Oz in polling, fundraising and favorability.
Unresolved GOP primaries in Arizona and New Hampshire could also reshape the map. Trump-endorsed Blake Masters in Arizona is facing attacks over his past controversial comments dating back to college, including suggesting the U.S. should not have participated in World Wars I and II, and favorably quoting a noted antisemitic libertarian and a Nazi officer.
Masters… recently doubled down on praise of the ideology of the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski. With Trump’s backing, Masters emerged as the frontrunner in the primary even as Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) continues to haul in millions of dollars.
And in New Hampshire, there’s no standout in the Sept. 13 primary to face Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). After Sununu rebuffed national Republican leaders’ efforts to recruit him for a Senate run, lesser-known GOP contenders lined up to compete for the nomination — all while Hassan spends big on TV ads to boost her own image.
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