{"id":2354552,"date":"2024-10-14T10:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-schmitt-turns-down-bid-to-lead-nrsc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:15:49","slug":"eric-schmitt-turns-down-bid-to-lead-nrsc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-schmitt-turns-down-bid-to-lead-nrsc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Schmitt turns down bid to lead NRSC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Feric-schmitt-turns-down-bid-to-lead-nrsc-washington-examiner%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=2354552&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--><p>Senator Eric Schmitt from Missouri has decided not to pursue the chairmanship \u200dof the National Republican Senatorial \u2062Committee (NRSC). This decision comes amidst various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-the-border-crisis-a-red-curtain-stretches-southward\/\" title=\"Beyond The Border Crisis, A Red Curtain Stretches Southward\">political dynamics<\/a> within the party. The article\u2062 includes additional \u200bcontext about Schmitt&#8217;s background and implications of\u200b his choice for the Republican Party&#8217;s \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critical-race-theory-top-issue-in-virginia-election-democrats-still-insist-it-isnt-real\/\" title=\"Critical Race Theory Top Issue in Virginia Election, Democrats Still Insist It &#039;Isn&#039;t Real&#039;\">strategy moving forward<\/a>. For full \u2062details about his decision and its potential impact, \u2062readers are encouraged to watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-firefighters-pull-boy-out-of-rubble-alive-after-miami-building-collapse-in-miracle-rescue\/\" title=\"WATCH: Firefighters Pull Boy Out Of Rubble Alive After Miami Building Collapse In \u2018Miracle Rescue\u2019\">featured video<\/a> and explore further \u2064insights \u200bfrom the Washington Examiner.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Schmitt turns down bid to lead NRSC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1834986\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/sen-eric-schmitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Eric Schmitt\">Eric Schmitt<\/a> (R-MO) won&rsquo;t be running to become chairman of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-republican-senatorial-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Eric Schmitt\">National Republican Senatorial Committee<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"senior aide\">senior aide<\/a> confirmed to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4931624-eric-schmitt-nrsc-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Hill\">the Hill<\/a><\/em>  that Schmitt has no intention to run. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached his office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt is rumored to be on former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s short list for attorney general. He would next be up for reelection in the Senate in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The current chairman is Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who will be up for reelection in the Senate in 2026. Daines has served in the Senate since 2014 and on the NRSC since 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This election could prove successful for the NRSC as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-hikes-interest-rates-another-0-75\/\" title=\"Fed Hikes Interest Rates Another 0.75%\">committee anticipates<\/a> to flip the Senate seats in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Montana, Wisconsin, and Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats presently have the majority with 50 senators, plus Vice President Kamala Harris over the chamber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1834986\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834986\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Schmitt declines to run for NRSC chair in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2354553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114742025834.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42964,4133,25107],"class_list":["post-2354552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eric-schmitt","tag-news","tag-nrsc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114742025834.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}