For months, top GOP leaders had counseled their candidates to run their own races, separate themselves from the ugly back-and-forth of the presidential contest and focus on the accomplishments Republicans have achieved on Capitol Hill for their home states.
But in interviews with top Republicans in Washington, several privately told CNN that there's not much they can do if Trump loses in each of the battleground states by 10 points or more. And they are pushing Trump hard to right the ship -- namely by focusing exclusively on Hillary Clinton and seizing on her vulnerabilities -- to help avoid an electoral bloodbath in the fall.
"If it's 10 points or more, we are in big trouble," said one top Republican, who asked not to be named to talk candidly about the Senate landscape. Republicans believe there's still ample time to fix their problems, particularly given Clinton's high negative ratings in many polls. And they are confident in the strength of their Senate GOP incumbents, many of whom are well-funded and have built robust field operations that could help them outperform Trump in their states.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said flatly, "I don't think we know yet" whether Trump will help or hurt Republicans down-ticket. He said each of the races are "big, well-funded, individual pictures" not necessarily tied to Trump. "I think we'll have to see where the presidential election ends up," McConnell told CNN. "One of the good things about the Senate is the races are big enough to stand on their own." Asked if Republicans would keep control of the Senate, McConnell added confidently: "We will."
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