![]() ![]() On Tuesday, all eyes will be on Ohio to see whether Trump can push a once-struggling Vance campaign to victory over Mandel, the early frontrunner. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), whom Trump endorsed early in Alabama’s Senate race before unceremoniously dumping him last month. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is siding against his former boss in a contested West Virginia House primary.Īnd a number of Senate Republicans endorsed Katie Britt, a former aide to retiring Sen. And Cruz is certainly not the only Republican who’s ended up opposite Trump in key races. ![]() Eric Greitens in the crowded primary there, although they also say it’s entirely possible he stays out of it entirely - or that he might endorse someone else.īut if Trump does make a call in Missouri, it will put him at odds with either Cruz or Hawley. Republicans are still somewhat concerned that Trump could endorse scandal-ridden former Gov. I had thought based on our previous conversations he’d probably stay neutral.”Ĭruz has endorsed Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in that state’s Senate race, and Hawley has endorsed Rep. “We hadn’t talked about Ohio in several months we talked about Missouri. said some negative things about me in the past’, so we talked through that,” Hawley said of their conversation last fall. “I called Trump and said I’m going to endorse J.D. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) endorsed Vance last September and immediately pitched him to Trump. Mandel had sought aggressively to portray himself as the pro-Trump candidate in the Senate primary, earning Cruz’s endorsement just three weeks ago. He waited until the end.”īut Trump’s endorsement of Vance, a onetime critic, shocked other Republicans. “I was pretty sure he was going to endorse. And then she made the comment about Anthony Gonzalez,” Portman said. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) speaks during a hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jin Washington, D.C. They’re a little curious about Cruz’s and Trump’s role in it, too, given Cruz’s public interest in pursuing another presidential campaign and Trump’s flirtations with a third bid. ![]() Senate Republicans are watching the party’s upcoming primaries with great interest in what kind of nominees they’ll have to take into the general election. Cruz is making clear he’s not backing down in Pennsylvania either: “I’ve already done a couple of events for Dave and I certainly would anticipate that I may well do more.” Trump is expected to do a rally with Oz next week. Both Senate candidates also have Trump’s support.Įven so, Cruz’s decision to keep working for his candidates opposite Trump is captivating the GOP. Ted Budd in North Carolina’s race after spending time last weekend stumping for Adam Laxalt in Nevada. Just a couple of hours later, Cruz endorsed Rep. Senate race who will have the backbone and courage to stand up alongside him in Washington.” The Texan added a conciliatory touch, noting that he’s backing “all sorts of candidates all over the country who President Trump is supporting as well.”Ĭruz called Mandel the “most conservative and the strongest candidate in the race” but declined to take a shot at Vance or anyone else in the field, calling the wild and open primary race “healthy.” Mandel said Cruz’s weekend swing with him shows Cruz “believes I am the only candidate in this U.S. I had endorsed Mandel well before President Trump got involved,” Cruz said in an interview on Wednesday of his early April endorsement. ![]()
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