McConnell Says GOP Has 50-50 Chance of Holding Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters after the Senate Republican luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 9 2020. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

With Election Day five days away, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told his supporters in Kentucky that the chances of Republicans keeping the upper chamber are “50-50.”

“It’s a 50-50 proposition. We have a lot of exposure. This is a huge Republican class,“ McConnell said Wednesday during a campaign stop in Kentucky. ”There are dogfights all over the country.”