Today’s edition of campaign-related news from across the country.
* In the most expensive U.S. House primary in American history, incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost its Democratic primary in New York yesterday. Latest vote counts hint at race wasn’t especially close.
* In Colorado, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to switch districts in Colorado appears to be paying off, at least for now: the right-wing incumbent easily defeated intra-party rivals in yesterday’s primaries.
* In related news, in Boebert’s old district, Democrats tried to boost former state Rep. Ron Hanks, seeing him as a weak candidate for the general election, but the efforts didn’t work: Local GOP voters in primary instead named attorney Jeff Hurd.
* In Utah, Governor Spencer Cox faced a primary challenge from State Representative Phil Lyman, and although the holder prevailedthe fact that the challenger received more than 43% of the votes shows that the race was competitive.
* In the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin, Republican Eric Hovde talked about heavier Americans paying more for health insurance — a position the Democratic senator defended. Tammy Baldwinthe campaign became one of the campaigns of the year more effective ads the date.
#WIPol: “How much I weigh is nobody’s business, but Eric Hovde wants it to be his.”
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D) released a new ad attacking Eric Hovde (R) in #WISen. So far, we’ve seen $14.5 million in Baldwin campaign spending and bookings. pic.twitter.com/GZ4yrx9hGj
– AdImpact Policy (@AdImpact_Pol) June 25, 2024
* On a related note, Hovde last week tried to talk about the meaning of the eleventh month. This it really didn’t go well.
* Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is facing an intensified investigation from the House Ethics Committee, but it won’t affect the Florida Democrat’s re-election chances: No Republicans have signed up to run against her in the fall.
* And after a closer-than-expected special congressional election, Republican Rep. Michael Rulli of Ohio was sworn into office this week, giving the GOP conference a little more breathing room: Party leaders now lose up to two votes on any party measures, instead of one.
This article was originally published in MSNBC.com
