Senate Republican candidate vows to 'actively marketing campaign in opposition to' Trump

Joe O’Dea, the Republican difficult Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) on this 12 months's midterm elections, pledged to "actively marketing campaign in opposition to" former President Donald Trump.

An interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday turned to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, which O'Dea known as a "black eye" for the nation, and he known as for accountability, in addition to getting the nation to maneuver ahead.

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"I do not suppose Donald Trump ought to run once more," O'Dea added. " I'll actively marketing campaign in opposition to Donald Trump and make it possible for now we have received 4 or 5 actually nice Republicans proper now."

He listed different main members of the celebration, together with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who like Trump, is taken into account a top-tier candidate for the GOP if he decides to run for the presidential nomination in 2024.

"Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, they might run and serve for eight years. I'll do my job as a U.S. senator to make it possible for they've good campaigns within the main right here, so now we have a wide selection of candidates for 2024," O'Dea stated.

O'Dea, a businessman who hasn't been afraid to say Trump misplaced the 2020 election, is placing up a fierce problem in opposition to Bennet, the Democratic incumbent.

A survey reported by the Washington Examiner in late August confirmed a digital tie between the 2, whereas the Prepare dinner Political Report charges the race as "lean" Democrat.