Scoop: Heritage Action targets nine GOP senators on Trump nominees

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Axios

10 hours ago


The conservative group Heritage Action is launching a new ad campaign in the home states of nine Republican senators to confirm President-elect Trump's nominees.

Why it matters: It marks the first phase of a Republican-on-Republican ad battle to pressure the handful of GOP senators who've raised concerns about Trump's nominees or have a history of clashing with him.

The ad will run in nine states and D.C., as the first part of a larger $1 million effort that will expand to YouTube, a peer-to-peer text campaign and even a Fox News ad on Inauguration Day.

The nine states include:

South Dakota, the home of the incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

Kentucky, the home state of outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Alaska, Maine and Iowa — the home states of Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Joni Ernst, respectively, who've all been lukewarm on Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth. (Ernst sounded more open to Hegseth's nomination on Monday).

Louisiana — the home state of Sen. Bill Cassidy, who'll have a key role in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

North Carolina and Indiana, the home states of Sens. Thom Tillis, a moderate Republican up for reelection in 2026, and Todd Young, who didn't endorse Trump in the 2024 election.

Utah, the home state of Sen.-elect John Curtis, who's expected to be a more moderate voice like retiring Sen. Mitt Romney.

Between the lines: The ad will direct viewers to sign a petition calling on the Senate to swiftly confirm Trump's nominees.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/heritage-action-senators-trump-nominees

[Irish_Dem]

1. US GOP Senators will fold like lawn chairs.

Like the US judiciary did.

[DENVERPOPS]

11. I have to believe

that at some point, the Republican Politicians will tire of Trump Running Them, and do whatever is necessary to turn it around where THEY run him..........

The powers to be, within the shadows, want someone THEY can control 100%. Trump must be driving them crazy at this point.
All it would take is for the Republican House Members and the Republican Senators to use the 25th Amendment, with no warning.
Impeach him in the House one morning, and try him in the Senate that afternoon.Trump is not the person they want as a Tyrant.
They would much rather have someone who doesn't publicly brag about all the nefarious shit they are trying to pull off, but someone who will do what ever the "New" RepubliCON party wants, but not disclose all their actions daily in the press. JDVance would take over and the Party would install another yes man as VP. Done, Game Over. They could win over their valued Trump Humper Voters by telling them that the party was seeing his day to day increased dementia, and feared for the nation's national security to get the voters to abandon Trump and come back under the "New" RepubliCONs control.........

[Irish_Dem]

14. They are stuck with Trump, Putin and the billionaires.

Trump is just the front man and they are stuck with him for the time being.
Musk is threatening to primary all of them with his cash at hand.

Even if they get rid of Trump, they will have Vance.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss but worse.

[wryter2000]

15. Vance doesn't have Trump's "charisma," for lack of a better word

I don't think he'd be as effective at controlling the hordes.

[DENVERPOPS]

18. Agreed

Vance would be worse for us, but much better for the RepuliCON who are lurking in the shadows......They can control Vance, Trump is ruling them like a rogue tyrant......

[creeksneakers2]

17. Their base would form a mob

Drag them all out of the capitol and hang them in mass.

[sop]

2. Democrats in those states should re-register as Republicans and vote in the GOP primaries.

Open primaries produce better results.

'The Effect of Open Primaries on Turnout and Representation'

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/the-effect-of-open-primaries-on-turnout-and-representation/

[mwooldri]

6. In NC, register as Unaffiliated.

That way, you can choose your primary ballot.

[LymphocyteLover]

3. so Heritage Action loves completely psychopathic and unqualified nominees?

WTF is wrong with these people?

[Karasu]

19. They are quite literally a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, so...yes. Of course they do.

[LymphocyteLover]

22. these people are evil

[bronxiteforever]

4. Dark money little rich boy cowards

Heritage Action generally does not disclose its donors. They have to hide in the dark to do their deeds.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Yessiree, US Senators have no need to listen to the people, just the

real folks who control the government.

[Linda ladeewolf]

7. If republicans

Had any balls, they’d get busy and destroy the Heritage foundation, they could if they wanted to.

[Archae]

8. Heritage action is not "conservative..."

They are MAGAts, nothing less.

"Trump is so dreamy, he can do nothing wrong!"

They are the group who wrote up "Project 2025."

[Karasu]

20. Not a distinction worth making anymore. I'd argue that this has been true since 2016, but that's beside the point.

They are indeed the lobbyist arm of the Heritage Foundation, which is responsible for Project 2025 and recommended the majority of Trump's appointees.

[FakeNoose]

9. The next step is to primary these very Republicans if they don't obey ... they're now on notice

This is how Chump will keep them all in line for the next 4 years.

[wryter2000]

10. Is Heritage Action

The Heritage Foundation?

One would think they would have much better, real conservative by their standards, candidates they’d prefer. Do they really want to help Trump ruin all their beautiful plans?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. "Is Heritage Action The Heritage Foundation?"

Heritage Action

About

Heritage Action was founded in 2010 and is armed with the research and policies of The Heritage Foundation.

Our mission is to fight for conservative policies in Washington, D.C. and in state capitals across the country. We turn ideas into bills and bills into law.

Instrumental to achieving these policy victories are a trained network of Heritage Action Sentinels. Sentinels are boots-on-the-ground, grassroots Americans; They are engaged citizens and local leaders who work for the betterment of America at all levels of society.

Heritage Action reinforces the grassroots work of Sentinels with our first-class team of state directors and government relations specialists in Washington. Together, Heritage Action and Sentinels are fighting for America’s future.

[Karasu]

21. These people are the "real conservatives" now and have been for 8 damn years. The others are such a small, powerless

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minority in their party that they might as well not exist, and these remaining few holdouts will fold. That's what fascism does to people.

[wolfie001]

12. This is how the muther-f6ckers use those generous tax breaks they get

An organization made up of the nastiest America has to offer. Ironically, they do their fake jeesus love at church every Sunday. Scro-Lito is their go to clown. And his wife.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Heritage, NRA, and many I don't care to even know their acronyms. F 'em.