‘High anxiety’ for 3 longtime GOP senators facing reelection: poll
GOP is defending 23 of 34 Senate seats up for grabs this year
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News
New public opinion polling in three states where long-serving Republican Senate incumbents are running for reelection indicates that they're all facing competitive challenges from their Democratic opponents.
Most at risk appears to be Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. The moderate Republican who’s served in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century has 43% support compared with 47% for Democratic Maine House of Representatives Speaker Sara Gideon, according to a Quinnipiac University survey.
The Quinnipiac polling, which was released on Thursday, also indicates that Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina – who was first elected to the Senate nearly two decades ago – is tied at 44% with his opponent, former South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison.
And a Quinnipiac survey in Kentucky shows Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – who has led Senate Republicans for 13 years and served in the chamber for 35 years – with 49% support, compared with 44% for Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot.
"Big political names. Huge political stakes. High anxiety for the GOP. Three GOP Senators who easily won their last reelection bids are looking over their shoulders less than three months from Election Day," Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said.
In Maine, Democrats have been targeting Collins since her controversial 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Nearly half of those polled said Collins is too supportive of President Trump, with a third saying she has the right attitude toward the president, and 12% saying she is not supportive enough.
more
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/high-anxiety-for-3-longtime-gop-senators-facing-reelection-poll
