{"id":1874075,"date":"2023-03-10T13:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-hustling-to-recruit-challengers-for-three-vulnerable-democratic-senate-seats\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T13:32:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:32:22","slug":"republicans-hustling-to-recruit-challengers-for-three-vulnerable-democratic-senate-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-hustling-to-recruit-challengers-for-three-vulnerable-democratic-senate-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans hustling to recruit challengers for three vulnerable Democratic Senate seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-hustling-to-recruit-challengers-for-three-vulnerable-democratic-senate-seats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1874075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78376397\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"McConnell hospitalized after falling during private dinner at DC hotel\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized Wednesday night after suffering a fall while at a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel. 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Steve Daines (R\u2013MT) is trying to recruit electable GOP candidate in must-win swing States in an effort help Republicans retake their seats <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> In 2024. <\/p>\n<p>To win the Senate in 2024, Republicans will only need two seats. Daines and Senate Minority Leadership <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> Scott and Scott fought over Scott&#8217;s 2022 strategy. Scott and (Republican-Ky.) have their eyes on three races in 2024 that could win them the majority. All three red-state Democrats have defended their seats. <\/p>\n<p>Daines, who is the leader of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (the party&#8217;s Senate campaign arm), has been walking <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaign\/indiana-senate-nrsc-daines-banks-daniels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A political tightrope<\/a> \u2014 supporting candidates with general election appeal while trying to avoid alienating loyal supporters of former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>. This approach marks a shift from Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL), Daines&#8217;s predecessor in the NRSC chief role, who was criticised for their poor showing in 2022&#8217;s midterm elections. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/senate-gop-drops-hands-off-approach-primaries-midterm-defeats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SENATE GOP DROPS A HANDS-OFF APPROACH to PRIMARIES, AFTER STINGING MMIDTERM DEFEATS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Scott led the NRSC&#8217;s neutrality in the primary process. This resulted in controversial candidates costing Republicans a lot of crucial battleground races in midterm elections, and therefore, control of the Senate. Scott has defended the way he approached the primary process even though he was defeated in the Senate Republican conference. He argued that it should have been the Republican voters who decide the nominees, and not the NRSC. <\/p>\n<p><b>Montana<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>McConnell is close to recruiting Tim Sheehy &#8211; a decorated veteran of the military and businessman &#8211; to challenge Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\">Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT), in what is expected be a difficult bid for reelection. Tester&#8217;s <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/republicans-find-best-challenger-jon-tester-key-senate-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decision to run<\/a> A fourth term was a significant win for Democrats. It gave the party a fighting chance to prevail in a state Trump won by more than 16 points in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tim is a good friend and a great American,&#8221; Daines told <i>Axios<\/i> In a statement Friday. <\/p>\n<p><b>West Virginia<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Sheehy is not the only one being persuaded by McConnell and Daines. Jim Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican, to challenge Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Manchin<\/a> Next year, (D-WV). Justice is the only Republican in ruby-red who votes competitively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/republicans-hustling-recruit-challengers-vulnerable-democratic-senate-seats\">Three vulnerable Democratic Senate seats are being contested by Republicans.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Steve Daines (R\u2013MT) is trying to recruit electable GOP candidate in must-win swing States in an effort help Republicans retake their seats Senate In 2024. To win the Senate in 2024, Republicans will only need two seats. Daines and Senate Minority Leadership Mitch McConnell Scott and Scott fought over Scott&#8217;s 2022 strategy. 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