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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
As Senate race heats up, political expert cautions candidates about going too far to the right
There is still more than a year from the 2026 midterm election, but in battleground Georgia the race for Senate is heating up. U.S. Rep. Mike Collins officially announced on Monday that he is running for Senate, as Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King just last week announced he was suspending his campaign in the race. Collins now joins fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter in the race to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff. 'So, in these primaries, you tend to have to go pretty far to the right,' University of North Georgia political science professor Nathan Price told Channel 2's Richard Elliot. Both Collins and Carter are trying to court the GOP base as both men hope to get President Trump's endorsement. Price isn't surprised that both men are racing to the right. RELATED STORIES: Insurance Commissioner John King suspends campaign for U.S. Senate Gov. Kemp announces decision on Senate run in 2026, ending speculation With Brian Kemp not running for Senate, which Georgia Republicans could challenge Jon Ossoff? He thinks it's necessary to win the GOP primary but cautions that going too far right could turn off moderate voters in places like Cobb and North Fulton counties, places where voters like Republican Gov. Brian Kemp but don't much care for Trump. 'If you move too far to the right where you are not able to win those highly educated, suburban voters in those swing states, it makes the math very difficult,' Price said. Kemp reportedly told the Republican Senate campaigns he wouldn't endorse any of them, something that may have led to King's exit from the race last week. Kemp reportedly plans to endorse his longtime family friend Derek Dooley once Dooley decides if he wants to run. Either way, the Republicans could be in for a messy and expensive primary - something they wanted to avoid. 'The Republicans to have a good shot at this seat want to avoid a messy primary fight that causes them to spend a lot of resources before they even get their chance at that general election,' Price said. Elliot reached out to people close to Dooley to see if he could get a hint of when and if he may make a decision to run. So far, he hasn't heard back from them.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
WASHINGTON – A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in next year's midterm election. Dans told The Associated Press the Trump administration's federal workforce reductions and cuts to federal programs are what he had hoped for in drafting Project 2025, but he said there's more work to do, particularly in the Senate. 'What we've done with Project 2025 is really change the game in terms of closing the door on the progressive era,' Dans said in an AP interview. 'If you look at where the chokepoint is, it's the United States Senate. That's the headwaters of the swamp.' Dans, who is set to formally announce his campaign at an event Wednesday in Charleston, said Graham has spent most of his career in Washington, and it's time to show him the door. Challenging the long-serving Graham, who has routinely batted back contenders over the years, is something of a political long shot in what is fast becoming a crowded field ahead of the November 2026 midterm election that will determine control of Congress. Trump early on gave his endorsement of Graham, a political confidant and regular golfing partner of the president despite their on-again-off-again relationship. Graham, in announcing he would seek a fifth term in the Senate, also secured the state's leading Republicans, Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Henry McMaster, to chair his 2026 run. He has amassed millions of dollars in his campaign account. Other candidates, including Republican former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer, a wealthy developer, and Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews, have announced their campaigns for the Senate seat in an early start to the election season more than a year away. Graham, in an appearance Sunday on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' did not discuss his reelection campaign but fielded questions on topics including his push to release as much as you can from the case files on Jeffrey Epstein, something many of Trump's supporters want the government to do. Dans, an attorney who worked in the first Trump administration as White House liaison to the office of personnel management, said he expects to have support from Project 2025 allies as well as the ranks of Trump's supporters in the state who have publicly tired of Graham. After Trump left the White House, Dans, now a father of four, went to work at the Heritage Foundation, often commuting on weekdays to Washington as he organized Project 2025. The nearly 1000-page policy blueprint with chapters written by leading conservative thinkers calls for dismantling the federal government and downsizing the federal workforce, among other right-wing proposals for the next White House. 'To be clear, I believe that there is a deep state out there, and I'm the single one who stepped forward at the end of the first term of Trump and really started to drain the swamp,' Dans said, noting he compiled much of the book from his kitchen table in Charleston. Among the goals he said was to deconstruct the administrative state, which he said is what the Trump administration has been doing, pointing in particular to former Trump adviser Elon Musk's work at the Department of Government Efficiency, shuttering federal offices. Dans and Heritage parted ways in July 2024 amid blowback over Project 2025. It catapulted into political culture that summer during the presidential campaign season as Democrats and their allies showcased the hard-right policy proposals – from mass firings to budget cuts – as a dire warning of what could come in a second Trump term. Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, and his campaign insisted it had nothing to do with his own Agenda 47. Dans is launching his campaign with a prayer breakfast followed by a kick-off event at a historic venue in Charleston.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in next year's midterm election. Dans told The Associated Press the Trump administration's federal workforce reductions and cuts to federal programs are what he had hoped for in drafting Project 2025. But he said there's 'more work to do,' particularly in the Senate. 'What we've done with Project 2025 is really change the game in terms of closing the door on the progressive era,' Dans said in an AP interview. 'If you look at where the chokepoint is, it's the United States Senate. That's the headwaters of the swamp.' Dans, who is set to formally announce his campaign at an event Wednesday in Charleston, said Graham has spent most of his career in Washington and 'it's time to show him the door.' Challenging the long-serving Graham, who has routinely batted back contenders over the years, is something of a political long shot in what is fast becoming a crowded field ahead of the November 2026 midterm election that will determine control of Congress. Trump early on gave his endorsement of Graham, a political confidant and regular golfing partner of the president, despite their on-again-off-again relationship. Graham, in announcing he would seek a fifth term in the Senate, also secured the state's leading Republicans, Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Henry McMaster, to chair his 2026 run. He has amassed millions of dollars in his campaign account. Other candidates, including Republican former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer, a wealthy developer, and Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews, have announced their campaigns for the Senate seat in an early start to the election season, more than a year away. Graham, in an appearance Sunday on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' did not discuss his reelection campaign but fielded questions on topics including his push to release 'as much as you can' from the case files on Jeffrey Epstein, something many of Trump's supporters want the government to do. Dans, an attorney who worked in the first Trump administration as White House liaison to the office of personnel management, said he expects to have support from Project 2025 allies, as well as the ranks of Trump's supporters in the state who have publicly tired of Graham. After Trump left the White House, Dans, now a father of four, went to work at the Heritage Foundation, often commuting on weekdays to Washington as he organized Project 2025. The nearly 1,000-page policy blueprint, with chapters written by leading conservative thinkers, calls for dismantling the federal government and downsizing the federal workforce, among other right-wing proposals for the next White House. 'To be clear, I believe that there is a 'deep state' out there, and I'm the single one who stepped forward at the end of the first term of Trump and really started to drain the swamp,' Dans said, noting he compiled much of the book from his kitchen table in Charleston. Among the goals, he said, was to 'deconstruct the administrative state,' which he said is what the Trump administration has been doing, pointing in particular to former Trump adviser Elon Musk's work at the Department of Government Efficiency shuttering federal offices. Dans and Heritage parted ways in July 2024 amid blowback over Project 2025. It catapulted into political culture that summer during the presidential campaign season, as Democrats and their allies showcased the hard-right policy proposals — from mass firings to budget cuts — as a dire warning of what could come in a second Trump term. Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, and his campaign insisted it had nothing to do with his own 'Agenda 47.' Dans is launching his campaign with a prayer breakfast followed by a kick-off event at a historic venue in Charleston. ___ Kinnard reported from Chapin, South Carolina, and can be reached at
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump approval underwater, voters say US is on wrong track: Poll
President Trump's approval rating is underwater and a majority of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Friday. A new Emerson College Polling survey found 45 percent of respondents approved of the job Trump was doing as president, while 46 percent disapproved. Close to 9 percent said they were neutral on the issue or had no opinion. Trump's approval rating has ticked down since he took office. An Emerson College Polling survey showed he had a 49 percent approval rating in January and a 41 percent disapproval rating. By April, his approval and disapproval ratings were tied at 45 percent. This latest Emerson College Polling survey also found close to 53 percent believed the country was on the wrong track, compared to close to 48 percent of respondents who said the U.S. was headed in the right direction. While the midterms are more than a year away and Trump and Republicans still have time to shore up their support with voters, the recent polling shows the party has work to do on winning back some of its supporters — particularly in a midterm environment when the president's party typically faces backlash during the midterms. The Emerson College Polling survey showed Democrats with a slight advantage over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, with Democrats receiving close to 43 percent while Republicans received 40 percent. A separate 18 percent said they were undecided. 'Looking ahead to next year's Midterm Election, the Democrats have a slight edge over the Republicans, with independents breaking for the Democratic candidate 37% to 27%,' Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, noted in a press release. 'However, a significant 36% of independents are undecided, so this number is expected to shift.' Still, Republicans are largely expected to keep their majority in the Senate next year while Democrats see their best chance to flip legislative control in the House. The Emerson College Polling survey was conducted between June 24 and June 25 with 1,000 registered voters surveyed. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump approval underwater, voters say US is on wrong track: Poll
President Trump's approval rating is underwater and a majority of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Friday. A new Emerson College Polling survey found 45 percent of respondents approved of the job Trump was doing as president, while 46 percent disapproved. Close to 9 percent said they were neutral on the issue or had no opinion. Trump's approval rating has ticked down since he took office. An Emerson College Polling survey showed he had a 49 percent approval rating in January and a 41 percent disapproval rating. By April, his approval and disapproval ratings were tied at 45 percent. This latest Emerson College Polling survey also found close to 53 percent believed the country was on the wrong track, compared to close to 48 percent of respondents who said the U.S. was headed in the right direction. While the midterms are more than a year away and Trump and Republicans still have time to shore up their support with voters, the recent polling shows the party has work to do on winning back some of its supporters — particularly in a midterm environment when the president's party typically faces backlash during the midterms. The Emerson College Polling survey showed Democrats with a slight advantage over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, with Democrats receiving close to 43 percent while Republicans received 40 percent. A separate 18 percent said they were undecided. 'Looking ahead to next year's Midterm Election, the Democrats have a slight edge over the Republicans, with independents breaking for the Democratic candidate 37% to 27%,' Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, noted in a press release. 'However, a significant 36% of independents are undecided, so this number is expected to shift.' Still, Republicans are largely expected to keep their majority in the Senate next year while Democrats see their best chance to flip legislative control in the House. The Emerson College Polling survey was conducted between June 24 and June 25 with 1,000 registered voters surveyed. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
