Reuters: “Pennsylvania’s primary race illustrates how Trump has maintained his iron grip on the Republican Party.”
NBC: The “power struggle between McConnell and Trump is one of the more consequential subplots of this midterm election season.”
New reports from Reuters and NBC today continue to highlight how Trump is escalating the chaos in Republican Senate primaries – “looming” over races and working to play “king-maker” in primaries – and how the “power struggle between McConnell and Trump is one of the more consequential subplots of this midterm election season.”
Read more here:
Reuters: Trump is nowhere — and everywhere — in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race
By Jarrett Renshaw
January 25, 2022
NBC News: McConnell is battling Trump for loyalty of Senate GOP
By Jonathan Allen
January 24th, 2022
Read more about how Trump is escalating chaos in GOP Senate primaries:
CBS: Trump holds first 2022 rally in Arizona as heated GOP Senate primary is underway; Associated Press: Some in GOP begin testing party’s lockstep loyalty to Trump; The Hill: GOP primary fights escalate after Trump’s endorsements; POLITICO: Trump is eyeing the White House and wants a more compliant Senate for when he gets there; The Hill: Trump struggles to clear GOP field in North Carolina Senate race; Washington Examiner: Republicans jockeying for primary position answer Trump’s call to oppose McConnell; Axios: Trump Republicans eager to dethrone McConnell as GOP leader; CNN: Is Mitch McConnell In Trouble?; POLITICO: ‘Get on the team or shut up’: How Trump created an army of GOP enforcers; The Hill: Trump getting tougher for Senate GOP to ignore; National Journal: Republicans suppressing their own voters in Arizona and Georgia; New York Times: Democrats See Edge in Early Senate Map as Trump Casts Big Shadow; NBC News: Trump’s stolen election lie is on the ballot in 2022, thanks to these candidates; Washington Post: Trump’s endorsements: revenge against enemies, rewards for friends and purveyors of election falsehoods; National Journal: Trump is sabotaging the GOP’s Senate prospects; POLITICO: Trump endorsements jolt GOP races; The Hill: Past criticism of Trump becomes potent weapon in GOP primaries; The Hill: Senate GOP worries Trump could derail bid for majority; CNN: ‘Potential red flag’: Trump struggles to clear Senate GOP fields; Associated Press: Trump’s grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022; CNN: How Donald Trump is already sabotaging one of Senate Republicans’ best takeover chances; Associated Press: Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’; POLITICO: ‘Trump-hater’ vs. ‘Washington insider’: N.C. Republicans squabble over Senate seat; Charlotte Observer Editorial: Donald Trump just threw NC’s U.S. Senate race into chaos. Democrats should be delighted; POLITICO: Nasty N.C. Senate primary tests Trump’s sway over the GOP; Fox News: The frenzy to land Trump’s endorsement fuels an increasingly nasty GOP senate primary battle in Ohio; Wall Street Journal: How Tight Is Trump’s Grip on the GOP? Take a Look at the Ohio Senate Primary; The Hill: GOP hopefuls fight for Trump’s favor in Ohio Senate race.
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