The Senate Republican leader sees a Trump nomination as complicating the task of defeating Joe Biden next year, according to confidantes. So he's executing his own end-around.
The Senate Republican leader sees a Trump nomination as complicating the task of defeating Joe Biden next year, according to confidantes. So he’s executing his own end-around.
So when Justice entered the Senate race on Thursday, it highlighted the crux of McConnell’s 2024 strategy. After several Trump-inspired candidates fell short last fall and denied the GOP the majority, the Kentucky Republican hopes to run a Senate campaign plan that’s divorced from the presidential race. That means getting candidates who can win even with the former president back on the ballot next year.
“Sen. McConnell is just looking forward,” Capito added. “He’s not really focused on that disagreement of the past. We all know where he stands.” That means, if McConnell began speaking out against Trump, he’d be driving a wedge within the Senate GOP. He might also give Trump fuel. “He understands that the drama of Trump probably doesn’t help day-to-day activities in the Senate,” Graham said of McConnell. “Any leadership person is going to have to make some decisions that are not popular with their base.”
“The thing about Mitch is, he wants a majority in the Senate,” said one Republican senator who spoke candidly on condition of anonymity. As for McConnell’s repeated parries on the former president, this senator recalled a McConnell mantra: “Just because a reporter is asking a question doesn’t mean you need to answer it.”
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