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Scoop: "Delusional" Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

A pollster for Senate Republicans was met with disbelief on Saturday after telling GOP donors and operatives that they could grow their majority in November's midterm elections, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: "Delusional," one attendee at the National Republican Senatorial Committee's Sea Island retreat in Georgia told Axios after the presentation by the pollster, Erik Iverson. "The mood is not good," said another. "I think most attendees down here are politically astute and realistic about the headwinds Republicans face," said a third.A fourth attendee described conversations at the event

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