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The GOP Fears This Conservative Group Could Cost Them Seats In 2024

Republicans are worried that the Club for Growth’s endorsements could make for chaotic GOP primaries for the Senate in 2024, according to Politico.

Club for Growth is backing GOP candidates in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio that counter the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s contenders, and all three states have incumbent Democratic senators.

“There’s a lot of work to be done on understanding the main goal is not to make a point on any one political issue, but to win,” Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina told Politico.

Republicans are concerned that the Club for Growth’s endorsements could create chaotic primaries and cost the GOP several Senate seats in 2024, according to Politico.

The political action committee (PAC) is backing candidates not aligned with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, all of which have incumbent Democratic senators, according to Politico. Several top Republicans and allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky worry that the Club for Growth’s endorsements of more conservative candidates in these competitive states could decrease their chances of taking the Senate in the 2024 election.

“There’s a lot of work to be done on understanding the main goal is not to make a point on any one political issue, but to win,” Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who the PAC once supported a challenger against, told Politico.

Club for Growth is endorsing West Virginia’s Rep. Alex Mooney for Senate, who will likely go up against Gov. Jim Justice, who has met with the NRSC and is expected to announce a run, according to Politico. The two – who are both competing for a Trump endorsement – are vying to take on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who has not yet announced his reelection bid.

The PAC is also encouraging Montana’s Rep. Matt Rosendale to run for Senate, while the NRSC is pushing for former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, who announced in February he’s running for reelection, Politico reported. Rosendale, who was supported by Club for Growth in 2018, previously lost to Tester.

“They didn’t do a really great job last time around,” Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah told Politico. “Their folks were underperformers and I just think people are tired of the anger and the vitriol and actually want to see people get along and get some things done.”

https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/18/gop-fears-club-for-growth-could-cost-seats-2024/