“They could do it. All they have to do is say: Find me a candidate,” said a Republican operative who has advised challenger candidates.
The highest profile among them are America First Policies and Make America Great, both political nonprofits. Other groups to watch include 45Committee, also a nonprofit, and its affiliated super PAC, Future45. Make America Great declined to comment, but America First Policies indicated that it’s willing to go after Repubilcan incumbents that stand in Trump’s way.
“Lawmakers will be held accountable at the appropriate time,” America First Policies spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said in an email exchange with the Washington Examiner. She added: “Presently, AFP is not currently focused on the 2018 elections. There is plenty of time and opportunity for Republican lawmakers to keep their promises to their voters and support the presidents agenda to make America great again.”
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