Donald Trump may have toyed briefly with the idea of getting his old buddy Steve Bannon to back off his campaign to end Mitch McConnell's reign as Senate Leader, but as with all things Trump, it was just meaningless bluster. Bannon will be joining conservative radio host Laura Ingraham Tuesday at a Scottsdale, Arizona, event to lift the candidacy of GOP Sen. Jeff Flake's primary challenger. The AP writes:
Bannon plans to appear with Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Tuesday as she announces another bid for the Senate, this time against freshman Flake. Ward lost last year to Republican Sen. John McCain, who went on to win a sixth term. [...]
The Bannon-backed group also announced Monday it was supporting retired Marine Kevin Nicholson in Wisconsin over state Sen. Leah Vukmir in the GOP primary to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat seeking her second term.
Nicholson, a former Democrat, is among a list of outsiders Bannon is backing, including Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who lost his challenge to Sen. Thad Cochran in 2014.
Just how toxic is McConnell? Here's a little insight from a guy Senate Republicans handpicked to run against Democrat Claire McCaskill in Missouri.
Technically, that's not even Bannon's guy—that's McConnell's guy.