The latest bombshell to rock the 2022 Senate election landscape came this week when the estranged wife of Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sean Parnell testified in court Monday that he strangled her and hit their children. Trump’s endorsement of Parnell in early September was viewed as giving him a major leg up in the crowded Republican primary field. “If you can only win a Republican primary and can’t win a general election, you don’t serve the purpose,” the lawmaker said. The party establishment in Washington was initially uncertain about Walker and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell: 2022 midterms will be 'very good election for Republicans' Senate GOP worries Trump could derail bid for majority Trump bashes Senate Republicans, McConnell over infrastructure bill MORE (R-Ky.) explored other options and met with former Sen. Kelly Loeffler Kelly LoefflerSenate GOP worries Trump could derail bid for majority Perdue mulling primary challenge against Kemp in Georgia: report McConnell backs Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race MORE (R-Ga.) at his Capitol office in June. Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle Kimberly GuilfoyleSenate GOP worries Trump could derail bid for majority New Trump super PAC formed after accusations of misconduct Trump to Pence on Jan. 6: 'You don't have the courage' MORE, and the former president’s onetime national security adviser Michael Flynn have already endorsed Greitens in a sign of support from the candidate within Trump World.

Source: Fox News November 09, 2021 00:52 UTC