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Republican Senator Ted Cruz says he is “concerned” about how volatile voters could be.
“If on Election Day people are angry and have lost hope and are depressed, what is [US Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and [Senate minority leader Chuck] Schumer wants them to be, I think it could be a terrible choice, “he told CNBC on Friday.
“I think we could lose the White House and both houses of Congress, that it could be a bloodbath of the proportions of Watergate.”
Senator Thom Tillis, who is seeking reelection in North Carolina and is also one of several Trump associates who tested positive for COVID-19, raised the idea of a Biden victory during a debate in early October.
“The best control for a Biden presidency is that the Republicans have a majority in the Senate,” he said.
If the Democrats continue to occupy the House of Representatives and regain the Senate and the White House, the party would have full control of the federal government.
“The checks and balances resonate with the voters of North Carolina,” added Tillis.
Senate Majority Leader and Republican Mitch McConnell said he has not been in the White House since early August due to Trump’s handling of COVID-19 protocols.
“My impression was that his approach to how to handle this is different from mine and what I suggested we do in the Senate, which is wear a mask and practice social distancing,” he said Thursday.
“If any of you have been with me since May 1, I’ve said ‘wear your mask, practice social distancing, it’s the only way we know of to prevent the spread until we get a vaccine.’
Trump has downplayed the pandemic, previously saying that COVID-19 “affects virtually no one” and regarded the number of cases in the United States as a “badge of honor” as he believed it reflected the country’s testing capacity. .
Other Republicans have also distanced themselves from Trump, with Senator Martha McSally refusing to say during a debate whether she supported the president, and Senator John Cornyn criticizing Trump for the “confusion” he created around COVID-19.
