Garland Tucker was going to primary Tillis this year. He had some significant money behind him and blanketed NC with ads in 2019. Then, suddenly, Trump endorsed Tillis even though Tillis is a moderate and was not a strong supporter.
Was this a price for McConnell and the GOP moderates support during the impeachment trial?
It appears Lindsay Graham has no real primary competition. When he is reelected for 6 years, expect him to turn on Trump.
The GOP establishment is in full control of the GOP Senate and the candidate selection process for the Senate.
“Garland Tucker was going to primary Tillis this year. He had some significant money behind him and blanketed NC with ads in 2019. Then, suddenly, Trump endorsed Tillis even though Tillis is a moderate and was not a strong supporter.
“Was this a price for McConnell and the GOP moderates support during the impeachment trial?”
Also discussed in the article:
‘Remember when Thom Tillis suddenly got religion and introduced a bill to allow victims of criminal aliens to sue sanctuary cities? Although that bill was flawed, the idea behind it was good. The reason he introduced it was because he had a primary challenger with money. The minute Tillis secured Trump’s endorsement as being “tough on the border,” he had no need to push that bill any more, which is why you don’t see it coming up for a vote. Instead, it’s back to amnesty. The same dynamic played out with Lindsey Graham, who avoided a serious primary challenge by getting tough on illegal immigration for a few months.
‘How many more times will we be fooled?’
President Trump has to stop endorsing Bush League Republicans or we will never be rid of them.