Sen. Mitch McConnell has been quietly steering a campaign to recruit potential Senate candidates.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that it's an effort to gain a GOP majority in the upper chamber.
McConnell does not want the "goofballs" backed by former President Donald Trump to win.
Sen. Mitch McConnell is trying to thwart former President Donald Trump's efforts to shape the GOP, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
McConnell and a team of allies have, for months, been leading a behind-the-scenes campaign in which they try to recruit potential Senate candidates who could go up against Trump-backed picks. It's an effort to gain a GOP majority in the Senate, The Times reported.
The campaign consists of phone calls, meetings, and polling memos, the paper said.
Even after Trump vacated office last January, lawmakers have continued to argue that he maintains a tight hold on the GOP.
Last year, for example, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he wanted to leverage Trump's influence to ensure that the Republican party takes back the House and Senate in 2022.
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