 So at the beginning of the year things looked really bad for Democrats It seemed as if November would be a bloodbath, but slowly and surely things are starting to change at this moment It doesn't look like they'll be able to recapture the house But when it comes to the US Senate, it's looking a lot better for them And I think there's a number of factors for this certainly their extremism when it comes to a number of issues namely abortion has hurt Them also their votes against marriage equality Against contraception as a right against capping the cost of insulin These are all things that the American people want that the GOP does not support so their extremism is hurting them But also another problem is just the candidates aren't very good and we all see it But you want to know who else sees it Mitch McConnell because he actually cares if the Senate is not retaken by Republicans He cannot be the majority leader again And he doesn't want that to be the case. So he's talking about, you know, their prospects and he's saying Maybe the quality of candidates, this is his words are the reason why you know, it's not looking that that good Let's take a look at what he says here This is from NBC News quote 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 said in Florence, Kentucky at a northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon when asked about his projection for the 2022 election quote right now we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country But I think when all is said and done this fall we're likely to have an extremely close Senate either our side up slightly or Their side up slightly so it's subtle, but he's saying there that candidate quality It has a lot to do with the outcome meaning the GOP base is not sending their best and this is pretty obvious I mean when you look at individuals like Dr. Oz Herschel Walker They've been a disaster I mean, let's talk about Dr. Oz first on Thursday cook political report shifted the Pennsylvania Senate race from a toss-up to Lean Democrat following a plethora of gaffes from Dr. Oz and just instances where he makes himself look stupid and more importantly After polling indicates that he's trailing his progressive opponent John Fetterman by an average of eight point seven points So what was a possible win for the Republican Party is now leaning out of their favor in Georgia Herschel Walker chose his Democratic opponent Raphael Warnock by more than four points on average after Herschel Walker Just continues to make a fool of himself with bizarre and incoherent statements And there are also ads now detailing the violent abuse of his ex-wife and that's gaining more attraction And that didn't really have an impact during the primary but in a general election Things like this are going to hurt you where you hear somebody's ex-wife talk about the things that he's saying the threats that he made on her life And even if that wasn't a factor I mean if you go to one of his events and you just listen to him Who can understand what this guy is saying like I actually think he's not mentally fit to serve in the u.s. Senate But you know GOP voters rolled the dice and they went with them Now they both were propped up by Donald Trump both received the endorsements of Donald Trump Now was that the best strategic choice for Donald Trump? I don't know But Trump doesn't necessarily make endorsements based on Who's more electorally viable or who has the better policy positions really what he does Is he bases this off of loyalty? So when it comes to dr. Oz, I mean dr. Oz is also A tv star trump is a tv star. Maybe there's some you know friendship there Herschel walker is a long time ally of donald trump. So that's what he did He didn't really factor in the particular states and the needs of constituents and what they might want He just said well, I like this person And just by doing that, you know, he propped up these candidates Now i'm not going to say that trump made or break these races But certainly that is a factor and mitch mcconnell has got to be a little bit pissed off That donald trump may have sunk in these Seats for them Now it's not just dr. Oz and herschel walker who are doing poorly because marco rubio and ron johnson incumbents Are also in danger. So keep that in mind We're not just talking about new gop primary winners. We're talking about incumbent republicans. This is huge So as chris walker of truth out explains fresh off his primary election victory in wisconsin lieutenant governor mandela barnes Appears to be in a good position to oust incumbent senator ron johnson in a marquette law school poll published on wednesday 51 percent of voters said that they back barnes or leaned toward doing so while only 44 percent of voters said the same for johnson who has been marred by a number of controversies including his involvement in the fake Electors scheme being pushed by former president donald trump in january of 2021 Meanwhile a university of north florida poll shows Representative val dennings slightly ahead of incumbent senator marco rubio Demings has 48 percent support among voters in her state while rubio has 44 percent support according to the poll Now when it comes to val dennings, i'm not necessarily super enthusiastic about her because she's just a pretty standard corporate democrat but for her to come That close in this race. So this isn't even you know, within the margin of error She's leading marco rubio at least according to this poll. We have to see others. So this could be an outlier, but Nevertheless, she's she's leading marco rubio. That is Huge because florida has effectively become a red state So i didn't even think that it was possible for her to defeat marco rubio And the fact that she's now leaving him at least according to one poll That is no small thing and again, i'm not enthusiastic about her But she'd be a giant trade up compared to marco rubio So that in and of itself should be sending the gop completely, you know, uh terrified But at the same time i'm not going to be convinced about this particular race until we see more polling But still really good indication when it comes to mandela barns. Now, that's someone who is an incredible candidate He's not just pro worker pro union. He's pro medicare for all And ron johnson, you know, he's hurting himself again He's now implicated in the fake elector scheme as the article pointed out But when it comes to certain issues like marriage equality He's not taking a firm stance. So the national organization for marriage, which is an anti gay bigoted organization That's against marriage. They released an ad essentially attacking ron johnson because he won't take a stand He said, oh, well, there's no reason to be against it But yet he won't firmly commit to it. So the people who want marriage equality, which is now most americans They're not satisfied and the people who don't want marriage equality also aren't satisfied So when you ride the fence sometimes you end up hurting yourself in an effort to please both sides So, you know mandela barns if he were able to defeat ron johnson, that would be Giant that would be huge now I don't want to like paint this overly rosy picture because it's not like progressives are going to sweep Certainly we have john fetterman mandela barns really exciting Candidates I think but then we also have charles booker now based on at least one poll by mason dixon He is trailing ran paul by 16 points And that's really unfortunate because I believe in charles booker and i'm not going to discount him yet But again, this is of this is going to be an uphill battle because he's in the state of kentucky So very difficult to pull out a win in a deep red state like that. But perhaps, you know Things will change. He has a really huge grassroots organization behind him in this state And you know, I'm not going to count him out yet, but again, it's going to be a minor miracle for him to actually defeat ran paul So that's one race where you know, it's not all Cookies and rainbows unfortunately, but the reason why you know, mitch mcconnell is seemingly worried about this is because in the event He's not the majority leader if republicans don't take back the senate Then he loses control over judicial nominees And we all know that mitch mcconnell likes to stack the courts. He helped donald trump stack Huge numbers of far-right conservatives. He helped republicans Take back the supreme court So if it is the case that he's not the majority leader in the next couple of years And there's a supreme court vacancy. biden gets to make that appointment You know, mitch mcconnell can't do much to block it. So Overall, I am crossing my fingers. I'm really crossing my fingers. I don't have much hope for the house But when it comes to the senate, things are looking good But I'm remaining cautiously optimistic because we just don't know so many things can change between now And november so I don't want you to get your hope up if you're in one of these states Then certainly you should do your part to help these candidates defeat these republicans who are ghouls And um, yeah, we'll leave that there. I'd love that mitch mcconnell is essentially Trashing these uh, these republicans And he's right. I don't think that any republican is appealing at all But when you have people like dr. Oz the g.o.p equivalent of hillary clinton when you have pershal Walker Who doesn't even know where he is? I mean republicans have been knocking joe biden for a couple of years Claiming that he you know is out of his mind and I think that that's true to a certain extent But when you have a candidate like hershal walker I mean, I don't even know who this appeals to like he says right wing talking points sometimes But he's very clearly incapable of serving Because he he has issues that need to be addressed not like don't give him power Like give him help his family needs to step in and intervene and get him the help that he needs because very clearly Something is off there. So yeah, there you have it even mitch mcconnell thinks that the g.o.p senate candidates are dog shit You love to see it You