Ukraine gamble pays off: Republicans face little backlash in primaries

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Three weeks before their GOP primary, Sens. Deb Fischer and Peter Ricketts took a politically risky move. The Nebraska Republicans had reversed their opposition to a massive national security package and voted to approve the funding even though it included $61 billion for shoring up Ukraine’s defenses. For months, aid to Ukraine remained on pause as so many Republicans feared that it was a red line for conservative voters who had heard nothing but criticism from ex-president Donald Trump and far-right personalities such as Tucker Carlson. But when their political judgment day arrived, Fischer and Ricketts faced no backlash. In fact, they thrived.

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