Posted on 02/07/2024 5:55:43 PM PST by cotton1706
Trump-aligned GOP consultant Alex Bruesewitz is weighing a primary bid against Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) over his decision to vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a person close to Bruesewitz first shared with The Hill.
Bruesewitz weighed running for Gallagher’s seat last year amid speculation that the congressman would mount a Senate challenge against Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), but Gallagher ultimately opted against running for Baldwin’s seat.
Gallagher’s vote against impeaching Mayorkas may have changed that. The person close to Bruesewitz noted that the consultant lives in Palm Beach but is from Gallagher’s district. The person said Bruesewitz will be gauging support for a primary challenge by planning to hold an event in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District.
“Alex has had a ton of reach-out from members of Congress and Trump orbit about challenging Gallagher after this vote,” the person told The Hill, referring to politicians Bruesewitz has gone after on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “He has become the RINO slayer, just look at what he did to [Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas)] and [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis].”
“Gallagher is next for him potentially,” the person added, noting that he has relationships with deep-pocketed Trump donors.
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Yes, please.
Do it. We have to get rid of the RINOs.
Sounds good to me!!
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Do it. We have to get rid of the RINOs.
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As I’ve posted numerous times, we should never contribute a penny to any Federal or State Republican fundraising organization. Instead, support financially ONLY incumbents and candidates who have a confirmed track record for supporting fundamentally conservative principles, policies, and legislation.
““Gallagher is next for him potentially,” the person added, noting that he has relationships with deep-pocketed Trump donors.”
Those better be REALLY good relationships. Possibly because Squish Gallagher was previously mulling a Senate run in 2024, he’s got over $4 million in his campaign treasury as of 12/31. There are actual GOP Senate candidates who don’t have that much, and it’s entirely possible that no House candidate in the entire country has more money right now.
Money talks, at least it does when there’s THAT much of it around. So unless Trump’s deep pockets crew comes up with a lot of cash quickly, and unless this one vote has obliterated Gallagher’s support in his district, he’s a shoo-in to win any primary.
Something else to consider: the district is pretty safe Republican (R+10) — for now. However:
The emboldened WI Democrats may gerrymander the congressional districts between now and November. If they sense that Gallagher is suddenly vulnerable to a Democrat (or to a conservative Republican) they might change the district to cause it to flip. Previously, the likely intent of the upcoming gerrymandering was to eliminate the 2 GOP Reps. in the southern part of the state (Steil and Van Orden).
Just look at Gallagher for a moment. 40 years young. A whole career ahead of him. The top-tier republican to take on Tammy Baldwin for her senate seat. So does why doesn’t he step up to take on the challenge? As I see it this is a case of discretion being the better part of valor. In other words he’s a coward.
In this vote it appears he’s waiting for one of the senate incumbents to retire. Incumbents are very hard to take out suggesting he’s lazy. With this vote it might serve him well when the time comes. Playing a game. Take him out in the primary. Doable?
First impression... a greaseball.
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