Republican Civil War Costs $135 Million, Senate Odds Up
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Mixing celebrity endorsements, tag-team advertising, and a drive to surpass the Tea Party’s turnout, the business community has helped put Republicans in their strongest position yet to retake the U.S. Senate.
The effort, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, gives the party a slate of political veterans to take on Democrats, after defeating challenges from the sort of untested candidates backed by the small-government movement who collapsed in 2010 and 2012. The latest gain came last night in Kansas, where Senator Pat Roberts prevailed in his primary.