Mike Pompeo has a dilemma: Stick with Trump, or bet on his own future?
Mike Pompeo is the GOP’s best shot at keeping a must-win Senate seat in Republican hands. But he’s also the most stable national security voice in an administration that’s constantly on the verge of cracking up — setting up a high-stakes dilemma for the secretary of State and his party.
For Pompeo, a Senate run could be a prelude to a presidential run in 2024. At the least, a spot in the Senate would keep him politically relevant regardless of Trump’s fate in 2020. Still, some senators said privately that the gravitas of the secretary of State post would position him better for a White House run than if he were one of the most junior senators in the building.
Republican Rep. Roger Marshall is considering entering the race, but the GOP believes Pompeo would be far stronger. Pompeowith a Senate primary challenge in 2016 when Republican Sen. Jerry Moran briefly endorsed the idea of holding a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
Influential outside groups, however, are still holding out hope. The conservative Club for Growth earlier this month circulated the results of a poll indicating that Trump-linked lobbyist Matt Schlapp is its preferred candidate for the seat — if Pompeo does not run. “We could use him in the Senate. But he’s also serving a really important role at State. He likes politics. My guess is it’s a little bit of a struggle as he tries to figure out how he can best serve the country,” said Sen. Roy Blunt , the No. 4 GOP leader. “Maybe that’s by staying as secretary of State.”
“We need to see stability. And I think that’s a really good signal, not only to our allies but our adversaries that we have a really well-organized, well-run government,” said Sen. Joni Ernst . “If Pompeo chooses to run for Senate, I’m all on board. But I also think he’s very well suited to continue to take us in the right direction at the State Department.”
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