Just 11 days after Dean Heller “completely botched” the health care votes in the Senate, enraging voters from the right, left, and center, Heller has drawn a conservative primary opponent. The upcoming nasty and costly primary is sure to brutally damage the eventual nominee.
Take a look at just a sample of the coverage today…
NBC News: “The most endangered Republican in the Senate will now have to fend off a primary challenger before attempting to win back his seat in one of the most important contests of the 2018 midterm elections.”
Business Insider: Republican Launches Primary Challenge to One of the Most Vulnerable GOP Senators on Trump’s Favorite Morning Show
Las Vegas Review Journal: “The announcement sets up a tough GOP primary battle between Heller, considered a vulnerable incumbent who has faced recent pressure from both Democrat and Republican groups, and Tarkanian.”
“Tarkanian stressed his support for President Donald Trump…he thought the president was doing a ‘great job’ enacting conservative policies.”
– Nevada Independent
Politico: “Heller is considered the most vulnerable Republican senator in the country in the 2018 election, as the only one holding a seat in a state carried by Clinton last year.”
Huffington Post: “The moderate Republican has seen his approval ratings plummet in recent weeks after enduring an onslaught of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans over his flip-flopping stance on the efforts in Congress to undo the Affordable Care Act.”
New York Magazine: “There may be no politician who has emerged more badly wounded from the failed effort to repeal Obamacare than Nevada senator Dean Heller. And now he has a primary challenger to add to his mounting woes.”
The Wall Street Journal: “Sen. Dean Heller, a Nevada Republican up for re-election in 2018 who has been whipsawed by the politics of Congress’s health care debate, has drawn a conservative primary opponent promising to be a more reliable ally for President Donald Trump.”
Published: Aug 8, 2017