Republican leaders don’t want a repeat of the 2021, especially now that Trump has teased a 'big announcement' Tuesday that's widely expected to be an official declaration of another White House bid.
The head of the Senate Republican campaign committee pledged Wednesday to raise whatever money he can and begin an advertising blitz this week for Herschel Walker’sBut there’s one aspect Sen. Rick Scott of Florida won’t weigh in on: whether former President Donald Trump should stay out of the runoff in December.
Republican leaders don’t want a repeat of the 2021 runoff, especially now that Trump has teased a"big announcement" Tuesday, when he is widely expected to officially declare another White House bid. But Scott is staying mum on the Trump question. Scott acknowledged that he “was disappointed” with Tuesday’s election results because Republicans expected to win more Senate seats. Instead, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, who was backed by Trump, lost his bid for an open Pennsylvania Senate seat vacated by a Republican, while Republican Blake Masters is trailing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in Arizona. NBC News hasn’t projected a winner in the Arizona race.
All other statewide Georgia Republican candidates avoided runoffs Tuesday by winning more than 50% of the vote. Warnock just missed the threshold, with 49.4% in a three-way race, with Walker at 48.5% and libertarian Chase Oliver at 2%. By comparison, Duncan said, Warnock has skillfully avoided being tied too closely to Biden, who is deeply unpopular in the state along with Trump.
One of the sources said Trump had no problem staying out of the state because “he wants to see Herschel win.”
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