You can’t beat somebody with nobody. The Republicans are having problems finding decent candidates to run against Tester and Heitkamp. West Virginia has a cast of thousands in the primary so who knows what kind of candidate will come out on top. Indiana is heading for a very divisive primary. And Missouri GOP is capable of screwing up anyting.
The GOP candidate problem is simple: candidate supports Conservatism and Trump = no GOPe support $$
Candidate supports GOPe = GOP support $$$ but no popular votes.
Can’t win elections without votes. The people elected Trump and will support like minded candidates. The people will not vote for GOPe Romneyclones.
If the citizens nominate anyone who will stand with them and the rule law against the Cheap Labor Express the Bush League Republicans knee cap them in the general.
We have seen it play out over and over again.
They weren’t all terrible candidates, they were terribly smeared, with help from the Bush League.
Watch for that to happen again.
Trump has not wrested control of the party apparatus from the Bush League.