Rep. Matt Rosendale was fundraising at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month when he ran into former President Donald Trump on his way back from the golf course.
GOP leaders are closing ranks behind Republican Tim Sheehy, whom they believe stands the best shot at defeating Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in a race central to the battle for the next Senate majority.
If Trump stays neutral, as some of his advisers believe he may, it could give an opening to Rosendale, who is likely to face a deluge of attack ads from groups aligned with GOP leaders but who might benefit from outside organizations now pummeling Sheehy on the airwaves.
Unlike in 2022, when the NRSC — under different leadership — stayed out of primary races entirely, Daines has taken a heavier hand, seeking to prop up the candidates he believes have the best chance at winning in November, including Sheehy.
Trump has privately told many of his advisers and allies that he believes he made too many endorsements during the midterm elections last year and is planning to stay out of many of the upcoming 2024 congressional fights, three sources familiar with the discussions said.
But it has also frustrated a series of congressional candidates eager to clinch Trump’s support, sources familiar with his lack of endorsements told CNN — especially if he maintains his commanding lead in the polls and goes on to secure the GOP presidential nomination.
Rosendale, who was photographed in January refusing to take Trump’s phone call on the floor as McCarthy was trying to win the speakership, would not say if he asked for the former president’s support for a Senate bid when they spoke at Mar-a-Lago.
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GOP leaders are closing ranks behind Republican Tim Sheehy, whom they believe stands the best shot at defeating Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in a race central to the battle for the next Senate majority.
If Trump stays neutral, as some of his advisers believe he may, it could give an opening to Rosendale, who is likely to face a deluge of attack ads from groups aligned with GOP leaders but who might benefit from outside organizations now pummeling Sheehy on the airwaves.
Unlike in 2022, when the NRSC — under different leadership — stayed out of primary races entirely, Daines has taken a heavier hand, seeking to prop up the candidates he believes have the best chance at winning in November, including Sheehy.
Trump has privately told many of his advisers and allies that he believes he made too many endorsements during the midterm elections last year and is planning to stay out of many of the upcoming 2024 congressional fights, three sources familiar with the discussions said.
But it has also frustrated a series of congressional candidates eager to clinch Trump’s support, sources familiar with his lack of endorsements told CNN — especially if he maintains his commanding lead in the polls and goes on to secure the GOP presidential nomination.
Rosendale, who was photographed in January refusing to take Trump’s phone call on the floor as McCarthy was trying to win the speakership, would not say if he asked for the former president’s support for a Senate bid when they spoke at Mar-a-Lago.
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