The third theory comes closest to being a sufficient explanation, for without the war Lieberman would not be facing a primary challenge at all, let alone a strong one.
That's the primary challenge at Drew's Script-O-Rama, where he is offering swag to those who can sense a halo of flies around the big losers.
McCain is also facing a primary challenge at the end of August from Kelli Ward, a former Arizona state senator who has accused the 2008 Republican nominee of being "directly responsible for Isis".
Meantime, Bannon has tried to position himself as the leader of the Trump wing of the party and has pledged to back primary challenges aimed at ousting incumbent Republicans who do not share his ideology.
Oct. 16, 2017, 12 22 p.m. President Trump said Monday that he would try to talk his former top strategist, Steve Bannon, out of backing primary challenges against at least some incumbent Republican senators.
Many of the primary challenges are directed at the Senate's top Republican leaders, including Senate President Stephen Morris, Senate Vice President John Vratil, Assistant Majority Leader Vicki Schmidt and key committee chairs, including Tim Owens, who runs the judiciary panel.
The primary challenges before Congress at that time concerned the military's structure -- the chain of command, the lack of communication among the various service branches, management of the officer corps and communication with the White House.
Although conventional wisdom decrees that moderate Republicans must forever quake in fear over the threat of primary challenges from the right, at the state level moderates are primarying conservatives from the center — and winning.
Palin even put out a chilling message on Facebook – that's modern politics for you – before the planned vote on Thursday, hinting at primary challenges from the right against those Republicans voting for the Boehner bill.
Eleven progressive groups came together Monday to harshly criticize Senate Democrats for not fighting hard enough against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch, and hinted at primary challenges for any Democrat who votes yes.
