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Key primaries in 4 states on Tuesday to set table for November Senate, House showdowns

Primary elections in Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington state are taking place on Tuesday, setting the stage for major Republican and Democratic nomination contests that will set the stage for the battles for House and Senate majorities this fall. One hot race is in Michigan to replace retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, one of […]

Election deniers gain ground: 5 early takeaways from Arizona's primaries

A number of candidates who have questioned the results of previous elections emerged victorious in Tuesday night’s Arizona primary, the latest sign of Donald Trump’s deepening influence over the Republican Party in the Grand Canyon State. In the most significant election of the night, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Republican Kali Lake were formally elected […]

Crucial southwestern battleground holds Senate, House primaries today

Arizona, a key general election battleground state in the Southwest, will hold its primary election on Tuesday, setting the stage for fierce fall showdowns that could determine control of the House and Senate. The race that’s attracting the most attention nationally is to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat who switched to being an independent […]

Biden Wouldn’t Be Nominee if Voters Saw Debate Before Primaries

On MSNBC’s “José Diaz-Balart Report” broadcast on Friday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), who has called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race, argued that if voters in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary had watched Biden’s debate performance before voting, they would not have nominated him. “Like I say, do you think that […]

Find Conservative Candidates to Win Primaries, General Elections

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT) spoke to Breitbart News on Wednesday about Republicans’ plan to retake the Senate. When asked about the Republican plan and “pathway” to “take back control of the United States Senate,” Daines stressed that their “number one priority” is “finding a conservative candidate” who can not only win […]

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis — who opposed Trump in the primaries — strongly support Trump in rousing RNC speeches

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, who ran against former President Donald Trump in the primary election, gave back-to-back impassioned speeches at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, voicing their support for Trump. “Let me make one thing clear: I strongly support Donald Trump, that’s all!” Haley, Trump’s longest-serving primary challenger, told the Republican National […]

6 takeaways from the big progressive losses in New York primaries

Analyzing election results, especially primary results, is a professional risk. As a former chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), I have long watched pundits struggle to extrapolate national trends from each election, with its own local dynamics, personalities, and events. But progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman was defeated in a landslide by Westchester County […]

Top four takeaways from primaries in New York and Colorado

Congressional primaries in New York and Colorado proved to be a mixed night for incumbents. Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost a primary challenge from a centrist Democrat, while Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) won the GOP primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Other incumbent lawmakers including Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) survived primary […]

Trump, progressives suffer a rough night: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

Tuesday’s elections in Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah saw the first defeats of incumbent Democratic House members in primary elections this season, as well as the defeat of several candidates endorsed by President Trump. The progressive wing of the Democratic Party suffered a major blow when Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY) lost to moderate […]