Republicans plan to force Senate Democrats’ move to override articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on a vulnerable incumbent ahead of the November election.
Several Democratic senators facing tough re-election battles on Wednesday voted to join their party in deeming the articles of impeachment passed by the House unconstitutional and delaying the trial, prompting Republicans to Candidates are already using that to their advantage.
“Joe Biden’s wide open border will be a top issue for voters heading into November,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Maggie Abboud told Fox News Digital. said in a statement.
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Republicans said they planned to attack Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., over their votes in Mr. Mayorkas’ impeachment trial. (Getty Images)
“There is no doubt that we intend to highlight Senate Democrats’ refusal to hold Secretary of Homeland Security Joe Biden accountable in his campaign, in his advertising, and in any other way,” she added. Ta.
A spokesperson for One Nation, a group aligned with Senate Republican leadership and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), also said that after Senate Democrats voted to block the impeachment trial. He said he would continue to harshly attack the Democratic Party on the immigration issue. From Mayorkas’ advance.
Republican candidates running against Democrats in hotly contested states such as Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were quick to object, accusing them of voting along party lines and evading Mr. Mayorkas’ oversight. He blamed the faction.
Tim Sheehy, a Republican senatorial candidate in Montana and a former Navy SEAL, said in a statement: “Jon Tester does more to illegal immigrants in Washington than he does to legally paying American citizens. “Everyone should be outraged at what they are doing.”
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Tester is competing in one of the most competitive races in the country. (Getty Images)
After voting along party lines, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., suggested impeachment was a partisan game, while also calling on Mayorkas and Biden to use executive authority to secure the border and for Congress to He urged his colleagues to push for passage. A bipartisan border package.
His campaign also told Fox News Digital that while Tester is working toward a bipartisan solution to the border issue, “Tim Sheehy opposes a bipartisan border security bill supported by Border Patrol agents. We reiterate our call to defund the Department of Homeland Security.”
The campaigns of Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio and Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, Sam Brown and Eric Hovde in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin are in weak positions. He made similar criticisms of incumbent Democratic senators. Brown, Ohio, Democrat. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania; Jacky Rosen of Nevada; and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wys.
“Mr. Casey, Mr. Biden and Mr. Mayorkas worked together to enable drug cartels to flood Pennsylvania communities with deadly drugs like fentanyl,” said Elizabeth Gregory, a spokeswoman for Mr. McCormick. I did,” he claimed.
Republicans have added their rejection of impeachment to Mayorkas to their attacks on Democratic opponents, but sitting senators are already pushing back.
“Tammy is focused on solutions, not political games,” Baldwin spokesman Andrew Mamo said in a statement, reiterating her support for a “bipartisan border compromise.”
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From left, several vulnerable Democrats, including Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania; Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio. Jacky Rosen, Nevada, Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin. Jon Tester, Democrat of Mont., was expected to decide how the impeachment trial would proceed. (Getty Images)
“Senator Rosen supports solutions that strengthen border security and fix our broken immigration system because she is a bipartisan, independent voice for our state,” Rosen’s campaign said in a statement. ” and criticized the “extreme MAGA Republicans who oppose her” as “rubber stamps.” For Trump. ”
A spokesperson for Brown’s campaign similarly pointed to the senator’s support for bipartisan policies and pointed to Moreno’s vocal opposition.
Mr. Casey’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
Tommy Garcia, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, also pointed to the border package negotiated by Sen. James Lankford, saying, “Republican Senate candidates have said that members of their own party helped write it.” “The moment we opposed the border security bill, we lost our message at the border.” , Republican of Oklahoma. Chris Murphy, Democrat, Connecticut. And Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona quickly lost support following public criticism of former President Donald Trump.
Garcia said “the ads are writing themselves” after Republicans abandoned border policy.
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Both Republicans and Democrats appear to be preparing to fight over the border, but Republican strategist Doug Hay said Democrats are “committed to defending the border.”
With this in mind, Hay also said that “the impeachment of the DHS secretary was largely a niche issue for the Republican base, which was already very engaged in these races.”
He said uncommitted or unstable voters likely weren’t paying attention to this.
There is growing recognition among lawmakers that the border is a crisis. (James Breeden, New York Post/Mega)
Kyle Kondik, editor-in-chief of Sabbat’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, agreed with Hay’s assessment, saying, “I don’t think the details of Mr. Mayorkas’ impeachment matter much, if any. It seems too important,” he added. This is an important story inside Washington. ”
However, he pointed out that:[President] Biden has terrible numbers on immigration. ”
“Republicans are obviously going to pursue this issue hard, so Democrats need to be prepared to fight back,” he continued.
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Republican strategist David Kochel said impeaching Mayorkas is a “lose-or-lose” situation for Democrats. He noted that vulnerable incumbents have expressed support for a bipartisan border package, but it hasn’t been achieved, making it more difficult for them to use the package to their advantage.
“The idea was to quickly squash this issue and hope voters would forget about it,” he said of Mayorkas’ impeachment process. Proceeding with a full trial probably would have been bad for Democrats, he added.
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