Posted on 02/15/2024 12:15:43 PM PST by RandFan
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he will be involved in the Senate Republican primary in Montana to help businessman Tim Sheehy, who now faces a challenge from Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), win the GOP the nomination.
Rosendale, who ran and lost against incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in 2018, announced his candidacy last week, even though former President Trump has endorsed Sheehy and Senate Republican leaders in Washington view Sheehy as a better candidate for the general election.
“We will be involved in the Montana primary,” McConnell told The Hill during an interview in his Capitol office, confirming he will help Sheehy.
He views Montana as one of several promising opportunities to capture Democratic-held seats and thinks Republicans have “a good shot” to win back the Senate majority.
McConnell said he doesn’t plan to get involved in the competitive Republican primary contest to challenge Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) in Ohio.
And he praised Army veteran Sam Brown, who is running in Nevada’s Senate Republican primary against former state Assemblyman Jim Marchant, as a “good candidate.”
McConnell said the Nevada primary is on his “watch list.”
“In the end, you spend the resources where you think you can win and Nevada has been a pretty close, competitive state,” he said.
McConnell’s support for Sheehy may signal that two politically aligned outside groups, the Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation, could spend resources to help him win the nomination.
The Senate Leadership Fund and its umbrella group, American Crossroads, have already reserved nearly $50 million for the general election race in Montana.
SLF, a super PAC, has reserved $24.6 million in airtime in statewide TV while America Crossroads has reserved $23.3 million. The ads are scheduled to air starting on Sept. 3 and go through Election Day.
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We don’t want his kind out here.
Review the supporters on both candidates.
Then review them again.
America First has one supporter.
The other is not.
It’s actually quite clear.
Don’t blindly follow-
Use your head, and look into each Candidate.
If you do, you will see through the mist.
I hope someone in Montana has the courage to tell him to stay out! Don’t need anymore RINOs getting elected cuz of him.
Problem is the fake republicans McConnell supports who are no better than democrats.
He didn’t want one the past three elections including the GA runoff elections.
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True. He showed zero effort in the elections you mentioned.
“So what gives?”
Why is Mitch changing or pretending to change his tune?
What has Matt done to not deserve that seat?
He was one of the “Hard Eight” that got rid of McCarthy. Rosendale for the win!
List of candidates endorsed by Trump in 2024
https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Donald_Trump#2024
It should be the kiss of death for any candidate McConnell supports.
“Involved”
Translation: I will support and fund the guy Trump doesn’t endorse, just for spite.
Didn’t take but a minute to get the guy to drop out.
Shameful GoP. Everyone should be mad and on their phones.
I LIVE IN NEVADA.
Mc Connell is delusional of he thinks he is WELCOME here.
Rosendale dropped out today. GO AWAY MITCH!
Looks like Trump and Cocaine Mitch are teaming up in Montana.
Whaaaaaat
I wonder why
Any idea why this happened???
Because he couldn’t WIN!
What has Matt done to not deserve that seat?
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If he can win, I’m for Rosendale.
However, he lost to Tester in the 2018 Montana Senate Race.
Nevada /= Montana
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