Senate Leadership Fund

McGrath Continues Shameless Evolution with Kavanaugh Flip Flop

July 10, 2019

Yesterday, Amy McGrath’s claims that she could do more to work with President Trump than Leader McConnell drew laughs and derision. Now, she’s doubling down: this time, flip-flopping on whether she would have supported Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. This was McGrath just last year: Now that the political winds have shifted, […]

McGrath <3 Trump?

July 9, 2019

Launching her Senate campaign today on the famously pro-Trump MSNBC network, failed House candidate Amy McGrath claimed Mitch McConnell is standing in the way of President Trump’s agenda. That brought laughs from pundits. Lest we forget, McGrath has already been rejected by Kentucky voters because she: Compared the election of Donald Trump to 9/11 Claimed she […]

SLF Statement on Kris Kobach’s Senate Candidacy

July 8, 2019

The Senate Leadership Fund released the following statement after failed 2018 gubernatorial nominee and failed 2004 U.S. House nominee Kris Kobach announced he would run for U.S. Senate in Kansas: “Kansas Republicans deserve a nominee who can win. SLF’s only objective is ensuring Pat Roberts’ Senate seat doesn’t fall into the hands of Chuck Schumer […]

Five Questions for Sara Gideon

June 24, 2019

Democratic Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon is launching her campaign for Senate today, setting up a contrast between a hardcore progressive partisan recruited by Chuck Schumer, or a bipartisan, results-driven Senator in Susan Collins (*IF* Gideon even survives her primary with ultra-progressive Betsy Sweet). Now that she’s in the Senate race, we have five questions […]

SLF Statement on Roy Moore’s Announcement

June 20, 2019

The Senate Leadership Fund released the following statement after failed 2017 Senate nominee Roy Moore announced he would mount another campaign in Alabama: “We believe most Alabama Republicans realize that nominating Roy Moore would be gift wrapping this Senate seat for Chuck Schumer. It remains to be seen whether Moore can escape his baggage without […]