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The Latest Breaking News from Madison Cawthorn

Primary election results: Trump rages as Dr Oz struggles and Madison Cawthorn crashes out

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NC’s Madison Cawthorn calls for darker political group to defeat ‘weak’ Republicans

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Madison Cawthorn thanks Trump, Tucker Carlson, Rand Paul and the NRA for standing by him before election loss

The first-term representative was defeated in the Republican primary on Tuesday night and will not be returning to Congress

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NC’s Madison Cawthorn calls for darker political group to defeat ‘weak’ Republicans

WASHINGTON — Two days after U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his reelection campaign, the first-term North Carolina Republican called on a political movement to put a more vengeful Donald Trump back in power and seek revenge on his enemies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp

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Seth Meyers on Madison Cawthorn’s loss: ‘A rare treat to watch Republicans tear each other apart’

Late-night hosts discuss the scandal-ridden Trump ally’s loss in the North Carolina GOP primary and Dr Oz’s too-close-to-call race in Pennsylvania

The Guardian - US

Biden speaks truth: Is that enough?

In refusing to call out Tucker Carlson and Trump after Buffalo, the president is backing away from a fight

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A look at this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 19, Brew.

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Cawthorn gets laugh for Trump 'loyalty'

On an episode of "The View," Former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham laughed at Cawthorn's praise of Trump

Salon

Editorial: In Cawthorn loss, Republicans show they can stand up to one of their own

On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, former President Donald Trump asked voters to give U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn a “second chance.”

Tribune News Service

Primary election results – live: Trump rages as Dr Oz struggles and Madison Cawthorn crashes out

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Where does Idaho Lt. Gov. McGeachin’s loss fit with other Trump-endorsed primary candidates?

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly all of former President Donald Trump’s endorsements for Tuesday’s midterm primary elections emerged victorious, except for two candidates.

Tribune News Service

‘Surreal moments’: Chuck Edwards reflects on victory over Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina congressional race

FLAT ROCK, N.C. — Chuck Edwards was on his way to his election night watch party about 2 1/2 hours after polls closed when he received the call from Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who had already returned home from his own party and was ready to concede the race.

Tribune News Service

Good riddance to Madison Cawthorn

Despite all of his obvious problems, Donald Trump backed him anyway, even posting a late defense of the serial screw-up on his Truth Social account. Cawthorn lost the GOP primary.

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Roll Call

Primaries show divisions are not only between the parties, but within them

Results were mixed on the influence of big endorsements and super PACs in races in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Salon

GOP drops the flash, keeps the fascism

GOP voters still love Trump — but now realize it's easier for authoritarians to win if they put people to sleep

The Guardian - US

Republican ‘big lie’ supporters triumph in sign of Trump’s enduring power

Hard-right candidates who challenged 2020 result win string of primary victories on a good night too for progressive Democrats

The Guardian - US

The Republican primaries are a tug-of-war between rightwing and even-righter-wing

Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ is now entrenched as Republican Gospel, and the candidates he endorsed have – mostly - done well in the primaries

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WEKU

With a key race too close to call, here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

The five statewide primaries once again tested former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican side — with mixed results. Here's what we learned on Tuesday.

Ballotpedia

Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid in NC-11 to state Sen. Chuck Edwards

State Sen. Chuck Edwards won the May 17 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Eight candidates were on the ballot. Based on unofficial returns, Edwards received 33.4% of the vote while incumbent Madison Cawthorn received 31.9% of the vote.

Tribune News Service

Who is Chuck Edwards, the NC politician who just denied Madison Cawthorn reelection?

State Sen. Chuck Edwards is drawing national attention after narrowly defeating Madison Cawthorn, the embattled first-term congressman from Western North Carolina who earned powerful opposition within his own party, in Tuesday’s GOP primary.

Salon

MAGA is now bigger than Donald Trump

Doug Mastriano is the perfect reflection of today's GOP. More than Trump, he is the MAGA base

Reason

Victories for Rand Paul, Pot, and Some MAGA Candidates in Primary Elections

Plus: a debate about sex work, Facebook blocks a baby formula recipe, and more...

Salon

Trump's influence wanes but Big Lie wins

Trump-endorsed candidates had a mixed night but primaries show GOP's embrace of the Big Lie

Al Jazeera

US midterm elections: Primary win for Republican vote denier

The latest round of US states have voted to elect who will represent the major parties in November’s midterm elections.

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