Georgia is emerging as an early proving ground for the 2024 presidential race, with a handful of potential Republican hopefuls flocking to the state to test their political coattails in its two Senate runoffs.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who just landed the chairmanship at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is among the prospective presidential candidates who have visited Georgia in recent weeks. So are Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Vice President Pence.
The flurry of visits by national political players isn’t unexpected. Republicans are poised to enter 2021 with a 50-48 advantage in the Senate, meaning that the balance of power in the upper chamber now rests on the outcome of the two Georgia runoffs.
The high stakes give potential 2024 Republicans a chance to show off their leadership chops and political influence at a time when the party is still coming to terms with President Trump’s loss to President-elect Joe Biden in the November election.
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If we can take control of the House and Senate, who cares who the President is? Even if Lincoln Chaffee wins, it means nothing. Everything is dependant on the Congress and Senate. It is they who sets the laws, not some silly puppet President.
Nothing to be worried about. Both the House and Senate have already flipped to Republicans.
Anybody who turned their backs on President Trump will not have much of a chance for Presidential hopeful in 2024. Rick Scott is one of them.