Thread by @jmartNYT

Bush 43 pitched Ducey + Sununu
Mitch telling recruits Trump has lost juice, his lieutenants sharing polling to prove
Mitt + Collins deputized to woo Hogan
Ducey’s RGA on air for Kemp

Old guard is hoping to win in ‘22 *and* expose Trump as paper tiger

nytimes.com/2022/02/13/us/…

For all the effort to lure non-Trumpy Rs into races, the reveal from ‘22 will be determined by whether DJT can get his candidates nominated

If he takes Ls, starting in Ga, there will be blood in the water.

And as @BillHaslam notes, “Trump has got a lot of chips on the board”

After he backed Parnell early and then lunged for Mo Brooks, Trump has expressed regret at blowing capital in some races.

Now there's a tad more restraint

"Not everybody who runs down to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend gets endorsed on Monday," deadpans @SenKevinCramer

How much is @LeaderMcConnell enjoying the Old Crow moniker ?

He’s signing bottles of the swill and giving to donors who pony up $5K

Tbh, they should fill the Crow bottles w @MakersMark 46, justify the price

Most interesting primary w no impact on general but much on the future of party & Senate is AL

Trump backed Mo early.

McConnell wouldn’t say he’ll oppose Mo, but he’s watching Britt + Durant closely.

One of em likely to be in runoff. @SenShelby $ coming bigly for Britt

Trump has been running down @dougducey since the weeks after the 2020 election.

But there’s another Trump admin figure who has been encouraging him on:

Yup, it’s 👇

Last thing: big MO Senate news over weekend, as @HawleyMO endorsed @RepHartzler

A big deal on its own, giving Hartzler momentum, but also will echo at Mar a Lago. Trump will be less likely to back Greitens given Hawley's choice.

And on Greitens, Hawley + McConnell are united