"These vulnerable senators can't afford to explicitly repudiate Trump," said one senior Republican on Capitol Hill. "Even if we lose the majority, it matters that we have 49 seats," said the senior Republican on the Hill. Caught in a bindStill, most Republican Senate candidates are sticking closely to the President. It's unlikely McConnell or Republican Senate candidates will rebuke Trump directly, even if the President continues to trail Biden. One senior Republican who spoke to CNN was more distraught about where Trump has put the party fewer than 100 days before the election.

Source: CNN July 31, 2020 20:55 UTC