GOP PAC launches $1M in ads tying Kim Schrier and Elaine Luria to Biden
The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), is launching ads targeting vulnerable Democratic Reps. Kim Schrier (Wash.) and Elaine Luria (Va.) on Wednesday. The $615,000 in ads targeting Schrier and $395,000 aimed at Luria amount to over $1 million in additional ad buys for CLF, and are the PAC’s first ads in those districts, which the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates as "toss-ups." Messaging in the ads centers on inflation a
Read MoreFive takeaways from primary night in New York, Florida
Voters in New York picked their representatives for two vacant House seats on Tuesday, while Florida Democrats chose their nominee to take on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this fall. The primaries and special elections in the two states were among the last to take place before the country enters the sprint toward the general election, and they offer some final clues about the political landscape heading into the fall. Here are five takeaways out of New York and Florida: Democrats make safe choice to take on DeSantis Staring down the potential of four
Read MoreFormer impeachment counsel wins crowded Democratic primary in New York’s 10th District
Dan Goldman, an attorney who served as the lead counsel in the first impeachment trial against former President Trump, is projected to win the Democratic primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race at 12:39 a.m. Wednesday. Goldman was among a dozen candidates seeking the Democratic nod in the New York House district. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who currently represents the 10th Congressional District, wound up facing Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) in the newly created 12th Congressional District due to redistrict
Read MoreLangworthy defeats Paladino in New York GOP House primary
New York State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy is projected to win the party's primary for the 23rd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino. The Associated Press called the race at 12:34 a.m. Wednesday. While former President Trump did not endorse either candidate in the primary, both Langworthy and Paladino jockeyed for his support. Langworthy has criticized Paladino for his past donations to New York Democrats, including Hillary Clinton. Paladino painted Langworthy as an establishment, career politician.
Read MoreDemocrat Ryan wins bellwether special election for NY House seat
Democrat Pat Ryan is projected to defeat Republican Marc Molinaro in the special election for New York's 19th Congressional District on Tuesday, giving Democrats a win in a swing district thought to be a bellwether for November. CNN and ABC called the race shortly before 11:55 p.m. Tuesday's special election garnered special attention as an indication of how voters could behave in November, and what i
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