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I expect to support most of what this administration is trying to accomplish,
he said in an interview on 60 Minutes earlier this month
The most important question in the Kentucky Senate race: Are we going to elect another Mitch McConnell puppet who will betray President Trump? Or are we going to elect an America First outsider who will break McConnell's control of this seat? It's time to take out the trash,
another wrote
Serving in the Senate, I'm going to make sure I stand up for the 'America First' agenda and the values of Kentucky,
Cameron told the AP in a phone interview Thursday evening
Someone will serve in his seat, but they will not step into his shoes in terms of seniority that he has built as the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history,
GOP political consultant T.J. Litafik saidAnyone afraid to upset the establishment will undoubtedly be too cowardly to deliver real, conservative results for the American people,
Morris said in a recent Kentucky newspaper op-edIf Trump endorses, it would likely -- very likely -- be determinative,
said Scott Jennings, a Republican political strategistYou get outside of his district, nobody knows who Andy Barr is."
Cameron, who also would become the state's first Black U.S. senator if he won, fired back, saying.jpg)
My team and I are aware there is a long road ahead of us, but we are prepared to do the work. As House Floor Leader and the hopeful nominee for US Senate, I am making it my mission to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in 2026."
Stevenson told WHAS11 at the timeThe last thing Kentucky needs is another weak Republican who is nothing more than a puppet for Mitch McConnell,
Norris saidIt was always America or Trump. Mitch McConnell made his choice a long time ago. Now, his legacy will always be tied to Trump and the attempt to destroy democracy."
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group, wrote on X on ThursdayIf you're a Kentuckian who doesn't understand then immense impact Mitch McConnell has had on the Commonwealth, you just don't understand what the Federal Government does, how it works, or how it impacts our state. Thank you Senator."
Tres Watson, host of Kentucky Politics Weekly wrote on X on Thursday
Few people in history have loved the institution of the United States Senate more than Mitch McConnell. Under his leadership, Senate Republicans helped confirm countless constitutional judges across the federal judiciary, and most notably on the Supreme Court. Leader McConnell also led our institution in passing historic conservative reforms."
Senator Pete Ricketts, a Nebraska Republican, wrote on X on ThursdayThis week I've seen some comments from a couple of potential candidates for Senate suggesting they will only run if Mitch McConnell decides to retire ... If you're asking for permission from Mitch McConnell to run for the Senate here in Kentucky, then you shouldn't be running in the first place."
He continuedI think President Trump needs less of these weak career politicians running for office and more outside businessmen who are going to fight for his America First agenda, ... I'm not going to let Mitch McConnell dictate whether I run or not."
adding,We need to send someone to Washington who’s going to fight with President Trump,
Morris said
Democrats have no shot here. President Trump remains extraordinarily popular in Kentucky, while Democrats are in constant disarray and have dismal approval numbers."
Torunn Sinclair, a spokesperson for Republicans' Congressional Leadership Fund, told Axios
The Senate is still equipped for work of great consequence and to the disappointment of my critics, I’m still here on the job,
he added
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Regardless of the political storms that may wash over this chamber during the time I have remaining, I assure our colleagues that I will depart with great hope for the endurance of the Senate as an institution,
McConnell said ThursdayI’ve been honored to perform my role in confirming judges who understand their role.”
He flicked at the importance of the courts to his work in the Senate during his speech on ThursdayI’ve made it very clear I’m not running for the Senate,
Comer told The Hill on Thursday