Even Republicans are beginning to acknowledge that their path back to power in the Senate in this fall’s elections is far less clear than in the House.

Why it matters: The sharp divergence between the GOP’s fortunes in the two chambers highlights the role candidate recruitment — and the involvement of former President Trump — has played in the 2022 midterm cycle…

Republican operatives who spoke to Axios credited House Republicans’ active involvement in primaries — in contrast with Senate Republicans’ policy of neutrality — as the driver of their success.

The vacuum left by the Senate Republican establishment was filled by former President Trump, who values personal fealty far more than electability.