House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could face a surprisingly difficult reelection battle next year, pointing to his lackluster approval rating in the Bluegrass State. In response to a question over whether McConnell would be vulnerable against likely Democrat opponent Amy McGrath in 2020, Yarmuth told Hill.TV on Monday that, theres a shot but its going to be tough.
According to a RealClearPolitics polling average, McConnells approval rating currently sits at 24.3 percent, and Morning Consult poll conducted over the summer also found that he is Americas most unpopular senator with voters in their own state.
Yarmuth said McConnells lack of popularity in the deep-red state has partly to do with his sometimes tumultuous relationship with Trump. The two have been at odds on a number of issues, including Trumps approach to foreign policy.
One of the reasons why Mitch [McConnell] is so weak in polling is because there are a lot of Trump voters who dont think he has helped Trump enough, so theyre not necessarily liberal Democrats, he told Hill.TV.
But Yarmuth added that Kentucky voters are not going to turn away from Trump unless for some reason the president isnt on the ballot. McConnell has tied himself closely to the president as he runs for reelection in Kentucky, which voted heavily for Trump in 2016...
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/469003-kentucky-democrat-theres-a-shot-mcconnell-could-be-vulnerable-in-2020
Yarmuth sounds like hes predicting a rebound.