#senate-race

#senate-race

Party leaders recruit the best option, in their eyes, and Democratic primary voters-innately terrified of risk and trusting of their leaders' judgment-fall in line. It doesn't always work out. Sometimes, like North Carolina's Cal Cunningham in 2020, the chosen ones have zipper issues. But Democrats' establishment-driven approach, contrasted with Republicans' less top-driven (and more mistake-prone) strategy for candidate selection, did give Democrats four years in the Senate majority from 2021 to 2025,

"Running establishment candidates who are chosen or supported by the powers that be in D.C. - in Maine specifically - has been a total failure, certainly in attempts to unseat Susan Collins. It is time for us to try something new."

Crockett expressed that her heart will carry weight against an administration she views as opposed to Texas' needs, focusing on personal feelings over victims.

Scott Jennings expressed his willingness to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat if President Trump supports his candidacy, emphasizing loyalty to the Trump agenda.