In anticipation of the November elections, Republicans intend to link the Senate Democrats' decision to halt the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to incumbents who are vulnerable for being unseated. 

Following last Wednesday's party-line vote by a number of Democratic senators facing difficult re-election campaigns to declare the impeachment articles enacted by the House unconstitutional and thereby abstain from proceeding to trial, Republican candidates have already capitalized on this development, as Fox News reported.

"Joe Biden’s wide open border is going to be a top issue for voters headed into November," National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesperson Maggie Abboud told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"You can bet we are going to highlight Senate Democrats’ refusal to hold Joe Biden’s DHS Secretary accountable on the campaign trail, in advertising, and in every other way possible," she added.

The Start of Unrest

A representative of One Nation, an organization affiliated with Senate Republican leadership and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), also disclosed that in the wake of Senate Democrats' votes to halt the progression of Mayorkas' impeachment trial, the organization would continue to attack Democrats hard on immigration.

In competitive contests against Democrats, including those in Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, Republican candidates swiftly condemned opponents for casting party-line votes that shielded Mayorkas from scrutiny.

"Everyone should be outraged that Jon Tester does more for illegal immigrants in Washington than he does for legal taxpaying American citizens," former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, a Republican Senate candidate in Montana, said in a statement.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), indicated the impeachment was a partisan game after voting with his party. He also urged Mayorkas and Biden to utilize their executive branch authorities to assist in border security and urged his congressional colleagues to pass a bipartisan border package.

In addition, his campaign issued the following statement to Fox News Digital: "Tim Sheehy opposes the bipartisan border security bill endorsed by border patrol agents, and repeatedly called to defund the Department of Homeland Security."

Other Candidates' Response

The campaigns of prospective Republican Senate nominees in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Wisconsin, David McCormick, Sam Brown, and Eric Hovde, and Bernie Moreno, respectively, levied similar criticisms against incumbent Democratic senators who were in precarious elections, namely Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Jacky Rosen, (D-NV).

"Together, Casey, Biden and Mayorkas have enabled drug cartels to flood Pennsylvania communities with deadly drugs like fentanyl," claimed Elizabeth Gregory, a spokesperson for McCormick.

As Republicans escalate their criticisms of Democratic adversaries to include the dismissal of Mayorkas' impeachment, the incumbent senators are already responding with resistance.

"Tammy is focused on solutions, not political games," Baldwin spokesperson Andrew Mamo said in a statement, reiterating her support for a "bipartisan border compromise."

"Senator Rosen is supporting solutions to increase border security and fix our broken immigration system because she is a bipartisan and independent voice for her state," Rosen's campaign said in a statement, criticizing "the extreme MAGA Republicans running against her" as "rubber stamps for Trump."