In what might be a relief to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, Christian nationalist Doug Mastriano has announced he will not run in Pennsylvania’s upcoming US Senate race.
While Mastriano’s absence may bode well for McCormick, the likelihood ofamong McCormick’s team, who would prefer not to share a ticket with the former president.
Mastriano’s retreat also marks a positive development for the Republican establishment more broadly, given that competitive races have not generally favored far-right ideologues. McConnellfollowing last year’s midterms, attributing the party’s lackluster performance in key races to poor “candidate quality”—an apparent shot at the firebrands and loyalists boosted by Trump.
Despite a highly favorable map for Republicans this cycle—Democratic senators are up for reelection in three states that Trump won in both 2016 and 2020 —McConnell has echoed his same concerns. “We could screw this up, and we’re working very hard to not let that happen,” CNN earlier this month, noting that his aligned super PAC and the National Republican Senatorial Committee will intervene in any primary where it is “necessary to get a high-quality candidate.”Tim Sheehy,
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