ICYMI: Senate GOP grapples with primaries in top targets [NBC News]

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NBC News: Senate GOP grapples with primaries in top targets
By Mark Murray, Bridget Bowman and Alexandra Marquez
October 4, 2023

Key Points: 

• Republican James Craig’s entrance into the Michigan Senate race on Tuesday ensures that Senate Republicans will have contested primaries in at least half of their top pick-up opportunities — with more potentially to come.

• Craig, a former Detroit police chief, joins former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers in the Michigan race. 

• There are also contested primaries in Ohio and West Virginia

• The third such state — Montana — could also see a GOP primary if GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale decides to run against former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy for the nomination. 

• Republicans are also facing down a primary in Nevada, where candidates have been sparring over their support for Trump. 

• There’s another primary brewing nearby in Arizona, where Republican Kari Lake filed paperwork to run for Senate on Tuesday and is expected to formally launch her Senate run next week, joining Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the race for the GOP nomination.
  
  
• The GOP field in Wisconsin is still taking shape, with no prominent Republican in the race yet.

See also: The Hill: Contested GOP Senate primaries could create headaches in 2024; Newsweek: Republican Primaries Grow Bitter as MAGA Clashes With Wealthy Self-Funders; Washington Examiner: Republicans suddenly face messy primaries ahead of 2024 bid to retake Senate; The Cook Political Report: Taking Stock of the Looming Senate Republican Primary Battles.

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