Senators must walk a 'tightrope' amid the hearings to confirm Trump's nominees, experts told Newsweek.
Republican senators up for reelection in 2026 may need to walk a fine line amid the battle to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees.Trump, who this month defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, has announced several of his Cabinet picks, leaning toward people who have been staunch loyalists.
Incumbent senators like Collins and Tillis have high name recognition, connections to donors and strong bases in their states and may be more difficult to unseat in a primary, Panagopoulos said.Robert Y. Shapiro, a professor of political science at Columbia University, told Newsweek that any conservative primaries to vulnerable Republican senators would be risky for Trump.
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