Mike Pompeo Won’t Run for Senate After All

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Pompeo's decision not to run for Senate puts another Republican Senate seat at risk in 2020

Pompeo's decision to stay in place makes sense, of course, given that the power and influence that Pompeo can wield in his position greatly outsizes whatever impact he could make as one member of the 100-person U.S. Senate. It also avoids the optics that Pompeo is jumping ship as the Trump administration embroils the U.S. in what could become an extended military conflict with Iran, while avoiding a change in leadership during what will likely be a crucial moment for U.S. foreign relations.

While the decision to stay in place may be good for Pompeo, though, it's not great for the Republican Party, whose chances of holding on to their Senate seat in Kansas may now be at risk. With Pompeo's candidacy off the table, the most likely Republican to earn the party's nomination now appears to be former Kansas Secretary of State and dedicated

 

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These guys with far right religious & social agendas are being exposed. Remember when the The Christian coalition advised their people to fly under the radar?

...because he knows he will lose.

Helenhs They are planning to wreck both Congress and Senate and declare Trump imperator for life. Or what is going on here?

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joncoopertweets Is he going to prison, too? Just asking for a friend.

joncoopertweets The seat would be at risk even if he ran

He’ll be running for VP likely with trump

adnildyob Good idea. You would have been slammed. How do you win when Iran has it out for your ass?

Pompeo has seemed so cheerful this last week.

Putin pays cabinet members more

So would have a decision by him to run.

SICK

Now we're stuck with him

Republicans don’t care about at risk species so this is very fitting!

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