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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have been working for months to recruit the most electable candidates in key swing states to retake the majority next year.
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Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2023
And how about this: DeSantis, who sort of pitched himself as the electable version of Trump to Republicans fares worse against Biden than Trump does.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
That's important for context with the primaries — in the GOP primaries right now, Republican voters think Donald Trump is their most electable candidate; in 2020 Democrats thought that of Mr. Biden.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
For Haley, the approach is part of a larger strategy to position herself as a more electable alternative to Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.
—Lisa Lerer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Is DeSantis putting himself in a less electable position?
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 30 July 2023
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have been working for months to recruit the most electable candidates in must-win swing states to retake the majority next year.
—Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 17 July 2023
Fox founder and chairman Rupert Murdoch had reportedly favored DeSantis over Donald Trump, allegedly viewing the governor as a more electable, less controversial pick for the GOP nominee.
—Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
DeSantis, himself, has embraced Trump’s policies, but casts himself as a younger and more electable version of the former president.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
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Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2023
And how about this: DeSantis, who sort of pitched himself as the electable version of Trump to Republicans fares worse against Biden than Trump does.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
That's important for context with the primaries — in the GOP primaries right now, Republican voters think Donald Trump is their most electable candidate; in 2020 Democrats thought that of Mr. Biden.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
For Haley, the approach is part of a larger strategy to position herself as a more electable alternative to Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.
—Lisa Lerer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Is DeSantis putting himself in a less electable position?
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 30 July 2023
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have been working for months to recruit the most electable candidates in must-win swing states to retake the majority next year.
—Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 17 July 2023
Fox founder and chairman Rupert Murdoch had reportedly favored DeSantis over Donald Trump, allegedly viewing the governor as a more electable, less controversial pick for the GOP nominee.
—Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
DeSantis, himself, has embraced Trump’s policies, but casts himself as a younger and more electable version of the former president.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
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1879, in the meaning defined above
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