Sen. John Thune (R‑SD) is returning to Washington, D.C., on Monday following a whirlwind trip through two Senate battlegrounds.
On Friday, he traveled to Nevada to fundraise for Army veteran Sam Brown, the establishment pick to challenge Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen (NV) in the fall. Thune spent the next two days in Montana to support Republican businessman Tim Sheehy, who is expected to advance in Tuesday’s GOP primary for Sen. Jon Tester’s (D‑MT) seat.
The trip, first reported by the Washington Examiner, is part of a conference-wide pivot to the general election with just five months until Nov. 5. Republicans have a favorable Senate map, but Thune and other party leaders are helping bridge what each cycle’s fundraising gap is against the Democrats.
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