Bannon v. McConnell

Breitbart News chairman Stephen Bannon and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) despise one another. Their grudge match will play out in 2018 with major implications for the balance of power in the Senate.

Bannon has vowed to run primary challengers against almost all of the Republicans seeking reelection in the Senate, believing the anger at the Washington establishment will propel a new class of pro-Trump conservatives into office.

McConnell is committed to protecting the incumbents and fearful that Bannon’s motley recruits are primed to lose winnable general election races, potentially costing Republicans a majority in the upper chamber.