'protect' The Majority: Senate Gop’s Campaign Arm Takes Opposite Tact To Dnc’s Hogg

As DNC Vice Chair David Hogg seeks to walk millions connected primarying older Democrats successful bluish districts, nan Senate Republicans’ run limb suggested they are taking nan nonstop other tact up of nan 2026 midterms.

"With Democrats for illustration Jon Ossoff openly calling to impeach President Trump, nary 1 should put their individual ambitions supra protecting nan president’s bequest and majorities," National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) communications head Joanna Rodriguez told Fox News Digital connected Thursday.

"Leader [John] Thune and Chairman [Tim] Scott person been clear that nan NRSC’s extremity is to protect President Trump’s mostly successful nan Senate, and they cognize Mike Rogers and John Cornyn are nan champion candidates to do that successful their respective races." 

The rumor arose arsenic some men – a erstwhile Michigan congressman seeking Sen. Gary Peters’ to-be-open spot and an incumbent Texas senator, respectively – whitethorn spot substantive superior challenges.

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Rep. Bill Huizenga and President Trump, left, Hogg, right (Getty)

An NRSC charismatic reportedly told donors connected a Tuesday convention telephone that group seeking to assistance Senate races successful some states should only springiness to Rogers and Cornyn, according to Axios.

When reached, an NRSC charismatic did not activity Fox News Digital disconnected that report.

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., is considering a tally for Peters’ seat, and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, is doing nan aforesaid successful nan Lone Star State, according to respective reports.

NRSC governmental head Brendan Jaspers said, according to Axios, that nary different candidates but Rogers and Cornyn – "declared aliases posturing" – should beryllium supported by substantive donors, unless and until they determine to clasp onto their seats successful a narrowly Republican-majority House of Representatives.

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A Huizenga spokesperson told Fox News Digital it is important to "remember that Michigan voters person nan eventual say."

"We proceed to perceive from grassroots activists, Republican superior voters and donors some present successful Michigan and astir nan state who are looking for an alternative. Sadly, it seems that Washington insiders for illustration predictable candidates, sloppy of success."

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan DNC for comment from Hogg regarding Republicans shaping their run strategy successful nonstop opposition to his own.

"Republicans are intelligibly truthful acrophobic of losing seats successful nan House pinch their highly unpopular schedule that statement leaders are urging House members not to tally for higher office," a DNC spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

"Republicans should beryllium acrophobic of losing elections arsenic they push a fund measure that will trim captious programs for hardworking Americans to salary for different billionaire taxation handout — each arsenic nan state braces for a Trump recession."

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Hogg’s strategy incensed statement elders, including Bill Clinton confidant James Carville, who precocious remarked, "Does he really deliberation nan problem that we‘re facing successful nan United States coming is because we sewage 65-year-old Democrats successful office? Why don’t you return connected a Republican? That‘s your job."

However, Carville has since softened his stance, appearing to comparison Hogg to Ulysses S. Grant by referencing a celebrated anecdote successful which President Abraham Lincoln purportedly defended Grant against calls for his dismissal aft nan 1862 Battle of Shiloh, reportedly saying, "I can't spare this man; he fights."

Hunt’s agency could not beryllium reached for remark for nan purposes of this story.