Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), President of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, called on the party to unite amid concerns that internal divisions could harm them midway through the 2022 term.
In a memo released by the National Republican Senatorial Committee addressed to “Republican voters, activists, leaders, donors”, Scott raised the alarm over Democratic policies, saying that unity is necessary to win back the House and the Senate next year.
The Florida Republican noted that some within the Republican Party may be ready for a fight between the establishment and the party’s far-right wings, telling them to “save for another day” and that the “Republican Civil War has been canceled”.
“Perhaps in more refined times, a lot of infighting and arguments would not do much harm. Honestly, I like to joke and I have no interest in trying to suppress intra-party political dialogue and debates, ”wrote Scott. “But now is not the time for division, and here’s why: for the first time in any of our lives, socialism has become the Democratic Party’s blatant ruling policy.
“To overcome this threat – the threat of socialism, overwhelming debt, loss of freedom – we must focus on addition, not subtraction; to look ahead, not back, ”he added. “Hopefully, at some point in the future, we will have overcome this threat and find ourselves strong enough to allow for self-indulgent divisions. But that day is not today. “
Scott’s memo comes at a time when party members express concerns that internal divisions, especially over support for President Trump
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These divisions were opened last month after the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill, with some Republican lawmakers saying that Trump’s repeated claims that the November elections were “stolen” from him helped fuel the insurrection. In the end, ten House Republicans impeached because of the crowd, and seven Republican senators voted to condemn the former president.
Trump warned these Republicans that he could support the main opponents who align with his policies.
“When necessary and appropriate, I will support the main rivals who advocate Making America Great Again and our America First policy. We want brilliant, strong, caring and compassionate leadership,” he said in a statement earlier this month.
Scott urged Republicans to unite around Trump’s message, pointing to Trump’s high popularity with the Republican base that remains after he stepped down. Scott also noted that the former president won 74 million votes in November – the second highest total of any White House candidate, behind President biden
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“President Trump has brought many working-class voters on our path, and Hispanic voters are increasingly inclined to vote for Republicans. Meanwhile, the Democrats have become the party of the elites, the naive and the socialist left, giving us a tremendous opportunity to recapture our historic strength in America’s suburbs, ”he wrote.
“Some of you voted for President Trump with enthusiasm, some with reservations and some with great reluctance. It does not matter. We got 74 million votes and we can easily increase our numbers if we work together ”, he added.
Republicans hope to be able to retake the two chambers of Congress next year, as the White House party tends to lose seats in the first half of a new government. The GOP only needs to draw five seats to win back the Chamber, and a net gain from one will make it control the Senate.
While Republicans may go on the offensive in states like Arizona and Georgia, they are defending vacant seats in North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania and will also have to defend the senator. Ron Johnson
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