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If Republicans don't regain the Senate, there's one person to blame: Donald Trump
In normal times, there is a procedure for vetting GOP candidates for the Senate. Its purpose is to identify promising candidates and provide them with the resources to run a successful campaign.
Ross K. Baker
Opinion columnist
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, in a speech before a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Kentucky last month, observed that in races for seats in the U.S. Senate, “candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.”
Political professionals read the comment as a poke in the eye to former President Donald Trump and his endorsement of Senate candidates based solely on their loyalty to him.
In normal times, there is a procedure for recruiting and vetting GOP candidates for the Senate. Its purpose is to identify promising candidates and provide them with the resources to run a successful general election campaign.
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