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Bwahaha! Georgia race devolves into nasty GOP fight amid fears it could cost Senate majority
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/12/politics/georgia-senate-gop-race/index.html
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN
Updated 6:11 AM ET, Wed February 12, 2020
(CNN)Republican Rep. Doug Collins' Senate campaign in Georgia has prompted a raging intraparty fight leading to the departure of some of his top political advisers and recriminations with the Senate GOP's main campaign arm.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is accusing Collins of running against Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican incumbent appointed by the governor, out of his own "selfish" interests -- while raising alarms that the bid has jeopardized the party's chances to hold onto two GOP seats and made it harder for President Donald Trump to carry the Peach State in the fall.
The spat has squeezed Trump between Senate GOP leaders who have closed ranks behind Loeffler and Collins' allies who argue that the Georgia congressman helped lead the fight against the President's impeachment in the House and would be a loyal warrior for Trump in the Senate.
Caught in the middle are a host of influential GOP strategists who have worked for Collins in the past but are reticent in getting caught up in a nasty battle that could hurt Republicans' chances at keeping control of the Senate majority. The congressman's pollster, John McLaughlin, who also polls for the President, won't join Collins' Senate campaign after the Trump campaign made clear that their consultants will not be working against sitting GOP senators, according to multiple sources.
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By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN
Updated 6:11 AM ET, Wed February 12, 2020
(CNN)Republican Rep. Doug Collins' Senate campaign in Georgia has prompted a raging intraparty fight leading to the departure of some of his top political advisers and recriminations with the Senate GOP's main campaign arm.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is accusing Collins of running against Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican incumbent appointed by the governor, out of his own "selfish" interests -- while raising alarms that the bid has jeopardized the party's chances to hold onto two GOP seats and made it harder for President Donald Trump to carry the Peach State in the fall.
The spat has squeezed Trump between Senate GOP leaders who have closed ranks behind Loeffler and Collins' allies who argue that the Georgia congressman helped lead the fight against the President's impeachment in the House and would be a loyal warrior for Trump in the Senate.
Caught in the middle are a host of influential GOP strategists who have worked for Collins in the past but are reticent in getting caught up in a nasty battle that could hurt Republicans' chances at keeping control of the Senate majority. The congressman's pollster, John McLaughlin, who also polls for the President, won't join Collins' Senate campaign after the Trump campaign made clear that their consultants will not be working against sitting GOP senators, according to multiple sources.
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Their tears taste like Victory in Nov!
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Any thing we can do to help like they would us?
