Overview
- Over a dozen GOP aides, strategists and some senators told NOTUS the committee has devolved into dysfunction and is viewed as "unserious."
- Sources say Tim Scott has shifted typical chair duties such as recruitment travel and fundraising calls to others, and he and executive director Jennifer DeCasper are often hard to reach.
- DeCasper faces complaints of micromanagement and unprofessional conduct, including orchestrating a staff-made birthday video for Scott and bringing a small dog to meetings.
- Tensions with the Trump White House have escalated after Scott condemned a racist video Trump promoted and outside adviser Nate Brand criticized chief of staff Susie Wiles, moves that infuriated Trump officials.
- FEC filings show the NRSC holds $25 million cash on hand, and former NRSC leaders and Sen. Bernie Moreno publicly defended the operation, even as operatives dispute Scott’s targeting of Michigan over what many see as the stronger pickup chance in Georgia.