Running Behind Trump

The number: Republican Senate candidates in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are trailing Donald Trump among GOP voters. (CBS News)

The context: Republicans like their chances of retaking the Senate, but they’re facing a major cash gap with Democrats.

• Jason Thielman, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: “The only thing preventing us from having a great night in November is the massive financial disparity our party currently faces. … We are on a trajectory to win the majority, but unless something changes drastically in the next six weeks, we will lose winnable seats.”

Bubba’s Two Cents

One of the major themes of the Trump-era GOP has been a lot of finger pointing over the party’s underperformance in recent elections. Is it Trump? Is it the candidates? Is it incompetent RNC leadership, as former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy alleged last year?