By throwing themselves into House races, potential 2024 contenders are currying goodwill with lawmakers and activists without poking the eye of the former president, who has made clear that he’s interested in a comeback bid
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is part of a growing list of potential Republican presidential hopefuls diving head-first into the battle for the House majority in 2022. | AP Photo/John RaouxRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton is heading to Iowa this summer, but he won’t be campaigning for himself — at least not officially.
“They’re trying to figure out, how do you lay the groundwork without being seen as maybe trying to push the president out of the way?” said former Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, a past NRCC chair, who noted that several of the potential candidates previously served in Trump’s administration. “Until President Trump decides what he’s going to do, I think they can be helpful in House races in their own ways and keep focused on that and not run afoul of the big elephant in the room.
“They recognize that the House majority is within our reach and want to be able to point to the money they raised and candidates they backed to help Republicans when we win the House,” said Dan Conston, the president of Congressional Leadership Fund, the principal pro-House GOP super PAC.. Richard Nixon barnstormed the country for down-ballot candidates during the 1966 midterms, when Republicans saw sweeping gains in the House.
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