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Parnell is one of eight Republicans running in the race to replace retiring Sen. Pat Toomey. It very much remains to be seen if he is the strongest of those candidates; Parnell lost his 2020 challenge to Rep. Conor Lamb (D) 51%-49% in a western Pennsylvania district where Joe Biden edged Trump 51% to 48%.

Whether or not Parnell gives Republicans the best chance of holding the seat in 2022 is now somewhat moot. Trump's endorsement -- particularly in a field of largely unknown Republican candidates -- makes Parnell the clear front-runner. And, with Trump having already weighed in on Parnell's behalf, the chances of another, possibly more electable, candidate jumping into the race are infinitesimally small.

The Parnell endorsement is far from a singular event. Trump, seeking to grow his brand of national populism and keep his death grip on the GOP, has jumped into any number of Senate races set for next fall. Among them:

* Former NFL football star Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate race

* Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina

* Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama

* Former Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska

Trump has also urged Sen. Ron Johnson to run for another term in Wisconsin -- although the incumbent Republican has yet to make up his mind on whether he will do so. He is also actively considering the candidates in two more Senate open seats in Ohio and Missouri.

All of this activity by Trump runs directly counter to what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chairman of the Senate Republican campaign arm, were hoping Trump would do in the coming midterm elections.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/politics/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-2022/index.html

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  • Donald Trump just keeps making Mitch McConnell's life harder that is great. The sooner the better McConnell the Rino gets out of the Republican Party the better. McConnell is nothing but a hindrance for the Republicans.

    CNN: Donald Trump just keeps making Mitch McConnell's life harder
    Parnell is one of eight Republicans running in the race to replace retiring Sen. Pat Toomey. It very much remains to be seen if he is the strongest o…
  • Kentucky has got to be embarrassed of electing Mitch McConnel. They need to put forth a conservative Constitutionalist candidate & put their whole weight behind that person. Make sure Kentucky voting laws are solid & get ready for the same lying & cheating by dems. Mitchie is one of those who blind eyed the last voting scandal because he's one of them. 

  • Mich McConnell is CNN puppet and he is going out alone with the rest of the Rinos and they are trying to keep this idiots in their control 

  • That one statement by Mitchie poo is enough to get him kick out of the minority leader on the Senate.  Mitch said, "electability is all I care about."  If he is not thinking about anything else he needs to go now.  That puts him in the same position as Biden, and that is stupid.  Trump needs to focus on getting rid of all the rino's  especially the ones that voted to impeach.   Collins, Cheney, Romney, Murlinski, Toomey?, and the others.  Scott needs to go also.

    • Electability! Ha! Agreability is more like it!

      If a candidate is moldable, doesn't have an original idea, is agreeable to the terms of the party, they push him out front, support him with money. Ads, signs and flyers will be coming out of their back ends, they'll hold him up, carry him. 
       
      We see this right now in Ohio, Blystone, a farmer is running for governor against the gnome, sitting governor DeWine (R). The people who know about him support Blystone, but he can't get radio interviews, the media will not give him a second, they don't want him to gain name recognition,  while Max Miller (unfortunately supported by Trump) doesn't have to do much to get attention. Max looks the part,  pinstripe suits and smooth talking, worked for Trump, while Blystone is a hardworking, successful, farmer, simple in his words but knows what it takes to run a business. If Trump knew about Blystone, he'd support him, but that name will not reach Trump Tower!

      In General the idea of the founders to go serve your country and then go back to your farm is dead! Both parties want lifers they can control to advance their agenda, not the will of the people!

  • All the way with Donald Trump's picks for off. Trump must completely take over the party to rid the Rinos with Lindsey Graham first to go.

    • I agree Graham needs to go.  

       

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    • Me too. Just saw a report on the Open Secrets website that he has been getting a lot of money from Pfizer and other big pharma companies. Term limits needed.

       

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