The Horse Race: GOP Senate Candidates Plan to Make Dems Answer for 'San Francisco Radical' Kamala Harris
The state of the campaign. WITH BRITTANY BERNSTEIN & AUDREY FAHLBERG Wednesday, July 31, 2024 GOP Senate Candidates Plan to Make Dems Answer for 'San Francisco Radical' Kamala Harris Very early on in the cycle, Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines prioritized recruiting wealthy, drama-free Republican Senate candidates who could finance their own campaigns, perform well in the general, and not irk Donald Trump. That trend has largely paid off, as most of Daines's preferred picks have won their primaries with the GOP nominee's blessing as they gear up for a grueling fall. Now comes the hard part — actually kicking these Democratic incumbents to the curb with an entirely new Democratic nominee at the top of the ticket. Like Democrats, Republicans project confidence that Vice President Kamala Harris's promotion will play to their favor at the ballot box. "The issues are the same, and my view is we're going to run on issues," Senat...