#GOP grapples with candidate quality problem ahead of 2024

#GOP grapples with candidate quality problem ahead of 2024

GOP grapples with candidate quality problem ahead of 2024 Republicans are figuring out how to strengthen their recruitment efforts after a disappointing 2022 midterm cycle that many Republicans blamed on the poor quality of the party’s candidates. GOP officials and strategists are still poring over the midterm results and debating what exactly went wrong. But…

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#Speaker McCarthy has arrived. Now what? 

#Speaker McCarthy has arrived. Now what? 

Speaker McCarthy has arrived. Now what?  The bitter battle to confirm Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House Speaker is finally over and the groundwork has been laid for the 118th Congress.  But the multiday, historically long process laid bare the divisions and potential issues McCarthy and House Republicans face as they seek to pass legislation,…

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#Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership  

#Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership  

Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership   Former President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former Trump administration Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, for “unnecessary turmoil” within the GOP in the wake of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (Calif.) failure to win the lower chamber’s…

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#GOP senators slam McConnell, Republican colleagues for supporting omnibus

#McConnell calls Trump ‘diminished,’ vows to find ‘quality’ Senate candidates in 2024

McConnell calls Trump ‘diminished,’ vows to find ‘quality’ Senate candidates in 2024 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said former President Trump’s political power is “diminished” following his endorsed candidates’ lackluster performance in the midterm elections and vowed to find “quality” candidates for Senate races in 2024. “Here’s what I think has changed: I think…

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#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6 A “shadow committee” of the five House Republicans who were originally nominated to sit on the House Jan. 6 select committee released a counter-report about security failures on Wednesday, ahead of the official select committee’s final report. The report focuses on changes to Capitol Police intelligence protocols in the…

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