of money, has been raising money like crazy, is willing to shift off to the candidacies that are struggling. yeah there was a call with the nrsc just last month, where they talked about oz. for them, he wasn t a great candidate. people were starting to see him essentially as a carpetbagger, because if thorman was hitting him that way, and where is our path? yesterday they want, you know, don t worry, we re going to be spending more money as we move forward, but they went through a bruising primary. now and right after labor day is a perfect time to get voters a better view. if they don t do that, they ll be in worse trouble.
a hard time raising money that the nrsc is shifting cash to defend gop seats that they can t afford to lose, like ohio, pennsylvania, and north carolina. i want to bring in sahil kapur, charlie cook is the founder of cook political report. great to have you all here. sahil, did i just hear mitch mcconnell trying to manage expectations? reporter: i think that s a kind way to put it. that sounded like him throwing a bit of shade at republican candidates who are struggling perhaps more than they need to be. let s start with the quartet of trump-endorsed republicans in crucial swing states who are first-time candidates. black masters in arizona, mehmet