GOP Tries To Elbow Out Extreme Senate Candidates

Axios reports:

Former President Trump is mostly keeping his distance from key Senate races in GOP primaries. But privately, Trump’s team is working closely with the Republican Senate campaign group, which is trying to avoid fielding extreme, scandal-plagued candidates in 2024.

It’s a strategy shift for Trump and the National Republican Senatorial Committee from last year, when several far-right, Trump-backed candidates lost winnable races and the GOP lost control of the Senate.

Sen. Steve Daines [photo], the new NRSC chair, has vowed to not repeat the GOP’s mistakes in 2022. So the NRSC is trying to thread a needle in 2024: For most races it’s seeking conservative candidates who are acceptable to Trump — but not so far right that GOP moderates reject them.

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee is trying to thread a needle in 2024: For most races it’s seeking conservative candidates who are acceptable to Trump — but not so far right that GOP moderates reject them. https://t.co/knxTMWcNFe

— Axios (@axios) December 15, 2023