SCOOP: Potential Kentucky Senate contender blasts Daniel Cameron as McConnell successor battle begins

FIRST ON FOX: Simply after saying his bid for former Republican Senate Chief Mitch McConnell’s seat, Daniel Cameron is being slammed for his electability, or lack thereof, by a possible GOP opponent. 

“When President Trump and Andy Barr teamed up in his 2018 election, they gained Kentucky’s hardest Congressional race towards Amy McGrath and the Trump resistance,” Tyler Staker, spokesperson for Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., instructed Fox Information Digital in an unique assertion. 

“When President Trump endorsed Daniel Cameron for Governor, Daniel embarrassed the President and our get together by shedding in a state that President Trump gained by over 30 factors—together with shedding Andy Barr’s district by 19 factors. We want confirmed winners, not of us who can’t win even with the assist of the best President we’ve ever seen,” he continued. 

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The battle to succeed Mitch McConnell within the Senate has begun.  (Reuters)

Brandon Moody, Cameron’s Senate marketing campaign strategist, instructed Fox Information Digital in a press release, “Daniel Cameron is up 30 factors on Andy Barr within the newest statewide public polling. So Andy is just a little confused about electability. Most likely an excessive amount of wine final evening from his hundredth lobbyist dinner of the month.”

McConnell introduced on Thursday that he wouldn’t be searching for re-election when his seat is up in 2026, opening up a possibility for brand new candidates in crimson Kentucky. 

“I’ve by no means appreciated calling an excessive amount of consideration to right now’s date, February twentieth. However I figured my birthday could be nearly as good a day as any to share with our colleagues a choice I made final yr about how I’ll method the 119th Congress,” the longtime Republican chief mentioned on the Senate ground. 

“My present time period within the Senate will likely be my final,” he revealed. 

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McConnell introduced on his birthday that he will not search re-election.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Pictures)

Instantly following the information, Cameron introduced his marketing campaign for the seat. He notably served as Kentucky’s lawyer basic earlier than unsuccessfully working for governor, shedding to Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky. 

Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., issued the next assertion on Senator Mitch McConnell’s retirement: “Senator Mitch McConnell devoted his life to public service and the state he loves. Our nation is grateful for his management and legacy of confirming conservative judges and justices, and safeguarding the Republican Senate Majority. Kentucky is a crimson state, so the NRSC is assured that our eventual nominee will likely be a principled, America First conservative who will be a part of our Majority’s battle for our nation’s Golden Period.”

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Barr didn’t say whether or not he would leap into the Senate race on Thursday, however he did write on X, “As I’ve mentioned earlier than this announcement, I’m contemplating working for Senate as a result of Kentucky deserves a Senator who will battle for President Trump and the America First Agenda. I’ve performed that day-after-day within the Home and would accomplish that within the Senate. I’m inspired by the outpouring of assist and my household and I will likely be making a choice about our future quickly.”

Chairman of the Home Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Ky., will not be working within the Senate race for McConnell’s seat, nonetheless. Spokesperson Austin Hacker mentioned in a press release, “Congressman Comer is not going to be working for Senate in 2026 however is strongly contemplating a run for Governor in 2027.”

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Comer mentioned he was inquisitive about probably working for governor as an alternative.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)

Kentucky is strongly favored for Republicans within the 2026 Senate race, however Democrats are anticipated to place vital cash and energy into making it aggressive. 

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Democratic Senatorial Marketing campaign Committee (DSCC) spokesman David Bergstein mentioned in a press release, “Republicans had been already dealing with a tough Senate map and now one other open seat has created an extra defensive headache for them.”