'We can't let up': How GOP, Dem senators are using 2024 campaign trail to lobby for conference influence

Republican and Democrat senators person been retired connected the 2024 run trail successful afloat unit up of captious elections, including those who are not seeking agency themselves this cycle. 

As nan GOP looks to retake nan mostly successful nan Senate, leader candidates Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, person not been nan only ones lending a helping manus to candidates. 

Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are among those who person utilized nan legislature recess to run pinch different Republicans. 

Both Ernst and Cotton are notably moving to beryllium nan adjacent Republican convention chair. 

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Senators not presently in-cycle are still crisscrossing nan state for their parties. (Reuters)

Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., has besides deed nan way often, moreover arsenic he vies for re-election successful a noncompetitive Wyoming race. He is moving unopposed to switch Thune arsenic Republican whip. 

"No campaigner ever forgets nan thief they person successful their infinitesimal of need, and immoderate legislator looking to build relationships is smart to lend a manus connected nan run trail. And each of your existing colleagues admit erstwhile you’re giving up your clip to gain a majority," said erstwhile apical adjutant to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., John Ashbrook, a Republican strategist.

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Ernst has traveled to Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, Montana, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania since June, hitting immoderate of nan states aggregate times. 

The Iowa Republican specifically campaigned pinch Montana Republican Senate campaigner Tim Sheehy, Ohio Republican Senate campaigner Bernie Moreno, Michigan Republican Senate campaigner Mike Rogers, Pennsylvania Republican Senate campaigner Dave McCormick and Nevada Republican Senate campaigner Sam Brown, according to a schedule shared pinch Fox News Digital. 

From near to right, Republican candidates Sam Brown, Bernie Moreno, Eric Hovde, Tim Sheehy and Dave McCormick are taking connected susceptible Democratic incumbents. (Getty Images)

"Kamala Harris and Democrats are trying to destruct nan state I cognize and love, nan 1 I fought for," she told Fox News Digital successful an exclusive statement. "That's why I garbage to beryllium connected nan sidelines. Throughout nan year, I've been crisscrossing our awesome state to elite Republicans up and down nan ballot, bring a Donald Trump triumph home, and enlistee nan adjacent lineup of my Senate colleagues."

"With days until Election Day, we can't fto up. We must tally crossed nan decorativeness line. This barnstorm of battleground states will guarantee Kamala Harris and Chuck Schumer tin ne'er again unfastened our nation’s borders to a stampede of forbidden immigrants and terrorists, unlock historical inflation, destruct America's estimation connected nan world stage, aliases unit extremist greenish mandates connected hardworking Americans."

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Cotton likewise joined Sheehy, Moreno, Rogers, Brown and McCormick during his travels successful nan pivotal states. He additionally campaigned successful Arizona pinch Republican campaigner Kari Lake, successful Wisconsin pinch Republican campaigner Eric Hovde and successful Florida pinch Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. 

Sens. Joni Ernst and Tom Cotton are some campaigning to lead nan GOP conference. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Arkansas Republican will beryllium hitting some Texas and Nebraska this week to support Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., according to a schedule shared pinch Fox News Digital.

Incumbent Democrats person besides been deploying to important races to connection assistance, pinch Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., walking during nan predetermination cycle. 

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Sen. Cory Booker has had a dense recreation schedule. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Both Warnock and Ossoff person been assisting Vice President Kamala Harris successful their location authorities of Georgia, but their activities person besides extended to different cardinal states. The 2 Democrats person each made trips to Michigan, and Warnock has besides lent a helping manus to Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., successful his Senate race.  

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Senators person a vested liking successful expanding their statement wrong Congress, giving them nan opportunity to enactment connected their legislative goals. However, pinch Republican activity elections coming conscionable aft nan statesmanlike election, nan run way is besides a spot to show individual loyalty and build connected relationships. 

For example, Ernst is not only helping retired those successful competitory elections. The Iowa Republican hosted 2 Republican Senate candidates past period connected a co-delegation travel to nan Middle East. Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and John Curtis, R-Utah, are heavy favored to expanse their respective elections to nan U.S. Senate. According to Ernst's office, her invitation was to hole nan expected caller members to beryllium beardown connected nationalist information successful nan precocious chamber. 

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