As the 2022 midterm elections approach, some GOP super PACs are spending millions of dollars to oppose primary candidates endorsed by Donald Trump -- suggesting a deepening rift within the Republican Party.
Tim Ryan will face “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance for a Senate seat in Ohio this November.
And in North Carolina, another Senate GOP primary slated for next week has attracted $18 million in outside GOP spending, split among Trump-backed candidate Ted Budd and his rivals. "What it means is, there are just a lot of people who are energized and ready to win back the majority, and people who are able to raise a lot of money and spend a lot of money," McIntosh said.But some Republicans are ruing the fanfare over Trump's endorsements and the national party's support of the former president.
Former Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., who was among the early Republicans to come out against Trump and the RNC, told ABC News that"more and more people are speaking up" -- but that"the voices are still too few." "Will Trump's candidates win? Is his endorsement worth anything? Once all that is debunked, then we can say the guy's power will start to go away," Rooney said.
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