Mike Allen, co-founder of Axios, told CNBC on Thursday that some Republicans believe President Donald Trump is hurting the party’s chances in the Georgia Senate early next week.
“There’s a big ideological tension between Republicans that President Trump is running this race. He’s done a lot to keep those candidates helpless,” Ellen said on “Squawk Bonx,” referring to GOP Sense. Kelly Loffler and David Purdue. .
“I talk to Republicans and they see what’s going on, and they say, ‘You know, he’s going to think,’ I want to send a message, ‘Republicans get in trouble if I’m not on the ballot.’ . ‘Allen, a longtime political journalist in Washington.
Allen’s comments come ahead of Tuesday’s crucial weakening election, which will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Loffler is fighting Democrat Rafael Warnock, while Perdue’s opponent is Democrat John Osoff. Trump campaigned for Loffler and Perdue earlier this month and they are scheduled to hold another rally in the state on Monday.
Republicans only need to win one race to maintain a majority in the 100-seat Senate; The G.O.P., while including the two independents who caucus with the deputies. Currently has a -40–48 advantage.
If both Democrats win in Georgia, it will increase their party’s favor as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s vote will tie-break. It would also mean that Democrats would control both chambers of Congress, plus President-elect Joe Biden at the White House after the inauguration on January 20. Biden was the first Democrat to win the state since 1992.
In a statement to CMBC on Thursday, Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtuf said having a Republican majority in the Senate has been a priority for the president from the beginning. “They will wage a campaign of voters to support Senators Perdue and Loffler and warn that their opponents are left-wing extremists who support higher taxes, a job-crushing Green New Deal, and an amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens.”
Ellen, who co-founded Politico before launching Axios in January 2017, said Republicans initially felt confident that Loffler and Perdue were beating their Democratic challengers. “Georgia, despite being elected president there, is still red so Republicans said, ‘In the end, this could be good.’ He’s not sure he’s okay now, and he has a lot to do with the president, “Ellen said.
Trump has refused to accept the election near Biden and falsely claimed that he lost the race because of big voter fraud. He has also attacked several elected Republicans elected in Georgia for handling the election, including Governor Brian Camp for running the government.
Trump is also pushing Congress to increase stimulus checks on Americans to $ 2,000, including a 600 900 billion coronavirus relief package with 600 direct payments for the first days before finally signing. He has continued his dominance for a check for ડ 2,000 dollars, a proposal supported by Democrats that is not popular among Republicans in the Senate.
Last week, Oswego and Vernonck quickly seized on Trump’s demand and used it to appease his opponents. However, Loffler and Perdue have backed Trump’s Trump 2,000 check proposal.
Republicans look at it and they say, ‘Everyday President Trump is saying something that either keeps those candidates in place or makes some of them …. Voters who were probably weird about Trump but have Republicans in their bones, Like every day they give them a reason not to go out or to go the other way, ”Ellen said.
CNBC reached out to Loffler and Perdue as well as campaigns for the White House to comment on Allen’s remarks.
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