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U.S. House incumbents defeated in primaries reaches 20-year high

Welcome to the Thursday, August 25, Brew.

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Scott Maxwell: Marco Rubio says his campaign is ‘a disaster.’ Is he crying wolf or truly scared of Demings?

The dust from Florida’s primary elections hasn’t yet settled. But to hear Marco Rubio tell it, his November campaign is already in trouble.

Orlando Sentinel

Jonathan Bernstein: Florida Republicans indulge their crank candidates

Primary elections in Florida on Tuesday provided yet another illustration of how the parties differ when it comes to dealing with their cranks (and worse): Republicans seem to be more tolerant than Democrats.

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Rekha Basu: Republicans keep siding with Trump over truth

Congresswoman Liz Cheney stood outside, against a rustic Wyoming backdrop after losing her Republican primary race last week, and told the press and supporters what she had just done: called her opponent and conceded.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022)

August 25, 2022

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36

August 25, 2022

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Gov. Brian Kemp fights subpoena in Georgia election probe

The judge presiding over a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is wading into a fight over whether Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has to testify before the panel

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Kevin Rinke raised more than any other Republican statewide candidate or officeholder in Michigan

Michigan Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $28.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Kevin Rinke has raised more than any other Republican.

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John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri

John Wood (I), a former senior investigator for the January 6th Select Committee, announced that he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Wood qualified for the ballot on August 1, one day before the state’s Republican primary. On August 23, Wood said that he saw no path…

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Nick Langworthy beats Carl Paladino in NY's 23rd District House race

NEW YORK — Nick Langworthy, chairman of the New York GOP, earned a narrow victory in the Republican primary for the state’s 23rd Congressional District on Tuesday, topping Carl Paladino, whose incendiary rhetoric brought attention to the race south of Buffalo.

Tribune News Service

House GOP campaign arm dismisses NY-19 loss as “quirk”

Many House Republicans are quietly criticizing Emmer for being too distracted by his goal of becoming GOP Whip after the election.

Axios

4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries

So far this year, 202 state legislative incumbents—57 Democrats and 145 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers.

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Langworthy defeats Paladino in New York’s 23rd Congressional District Republican primary

Nicholas Langworthy defeated Carl Paladino in New York’s 23rd Congressional District Republican primary on August 23, 2022.

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Biden rule regulating ‘ghost guns’ sold online survives lawsuit for now

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s new rule regulating untraceable build-at-home “ghost guns” in the U.S. for the first time can take effect while a group of Republican-led states sues to vacate the policy, a judge ruled.

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Fetterman hits back at Oz for ‘vegetable’ remark: ‘Politics can be nasty’

Aide to TV doctor and Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz said Fetterman could have avoided stroke by eating more vegetables

The Independent UK

SD ethics board puts it to Noem whether to fight allegations

A South Dakota ethics board’s finding that Gov. Kristi Noem may have engaged in misconduct by intervening in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license isn’t likely the last word on the matter

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Is Florida still a swing state? The next 11 weeks will determine the answer

The close of polls Tuesday evening marked the end of Florida’s primary election and the start of an 11-week scramble in which the fate of a U.S. Senate seat, the governor’s mansion and Florida’s status as a political battleground all hang in the balance.

Al Jazeera

US elections: Five key takeaways from New York, Florida primaries

Contests across key states offer preview of midterm elections as Republicans will push to regain control of Congress.

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Benzinga

Ron DeSantis Mimics Top Gun's Maverick In 'Top Gov' Ad, But Resembles A Former Democratic Governor

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking reelection in November, put out a new campaign video taking on “corporate media.” The advertisement comes as DeSantis builds support as a leading Republican candidate for the 2024 Presidential Election.

The Guardian - US

Democrats’ hopes rise for midterms amid backlash over abortion access

Democrat Pat Ryan made abortion central to his campaign, and defeated Republican Mark Molinaro in contested House election

WEKU

Tuesday brought more evidence abortion rights could help Democrats in November

Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida.

Mic

Republican candidate for governor Scott Jensen is proud of his wildly offensive Holocaust analogy, actually

“This is how I think.”

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell asked to comment on Trump’s attacks on his wife

‘Why do Republican senators allow a broken down hack politician ... to openly disparage hard working Republican candidates,’ Trump asks

Tribune News Service

Former aide will take Reed’s New York seat, for a few months at least

WASHINGTON — Steuben County Republican Committee Chairman Joe Sempolinski is headed to Congress after winning a special election Tuesday in New York’s 23rd District to serve the remainder of former Rep. Tom Reed’s term.

Tribune News Service

Abortion foes push federal action as Texas Republicans say issue best left to the states

WASHINGTON — Republicans are widely expected to take their first House majority in a post-Roe world next year, encountering a legal landscape conducive to tighter federal restrictions on abortion.

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