Trump and draw scalding criticism from the opposing side if they don’t show sufficient disdain for Mr.
Republicans have the added burden of navigating treacherous waters where they risk blowback from the base if they don’t profess sufficient fealty to MAGA tenets and former President Donald J. Senators tick off a litany of frustrations: Their constituents are difficult, the travel is grueling, fund-raising is joyless and omnipresent, the threat of primaries is a pain and they are constantly pestered by the press.
On top of those losses, Senate Republicans could not entice several Republican governors to run for Senate this year, even though they would have been strong contenders for election next month, candidacies that would have boosted Republican chances of capturing a majority in the chamber that is now very much in play. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, age 82, and Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama, 88, are also retiring. Toomey of Pennsylvania - all pretty much in the prime of their careers by Senate age standards. Joining him on the way out the door this year are some of the most savvy and experienced legislators on the Republican side - Roy Blunt of Missouri, Rob Portman of Ohio, Richard M. His looming departure makes him the latest lawmaker to prematurely bail out of the institution once considered the pinnacle of American political life outside the presidency.
WASHINGTON - The Senate isn’t what it used to be.įor evidence, consider the case of Senator Ben Sasse, the Nebraska Republican with four years to go in his second term who is seeking the presidency of the University of Florida.
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