Yup!….
As with Trump and DeSantis….
If they run HARD Right?
They would win primaries….
BUT….
Lock themselves out of winning general elections in 2024 in a repeat of the Grand ole Party loses in thwe 2022 Midterms….
Though the state’s 2022 Senate race was one of the closest in the country, Democrats are near-giddy that former President Donald Trump backer Jim Marchant is taking on Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). Marchant is on a multi-year losing streak in key races — but he’s still a Republican primary contender given his alliance with the former president and track record of prevailing in primaries…..
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Keeping the Senate blue will be a brutally difficult endeavor that requires losing no more than one seat in more than a half dozen red- and purple-state races. If Democrats can run against ultra-conservative or Trump-aligned candidates in those races, though, they believe they have a much better chance.
Republicans are maneuvering to avoid the pitfalls of 2022, when the party’s campaign arm took a laissez-faire approach and essentially let Trump’s endorsement power pick many of their nominees. In Nevada, for example, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said many Republicans are already signaling a preference for Sam Brown, a decorated veteran, over Marchant. A GOP consultant close to Brown said he met with Daines this year and is “seriously” considering a run….
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Democrats don’t think Washington Republicans can climb out of their nationwide electability quagmire with candidates like Marchant. In fact, they’re counting on the opposite.
“The folks who win Republican primaries tend to be the extreme candidates. And that will be an opportunity for us,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said in an interview.
By virtue of incumbent retention, Democrats are mostly focused on defending their turf rather than chasing pick-up opportunities — and tending to undecided incumbent Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). That imperative creates a party strategy that’s focused on highlighting GOP infighting in a bid to split state parties, sap resources and produce unelectable Republican nominees…..