Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina. But in a key House race, GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn's behavior finally caught up with him. Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries, so far:
, easily won the nomination — though he was already well ahead in the polls when Trump weighed in just days before the primary.
Trump had suffered a loss last week when Charles Herbster, his endorsed candidate in Nebraska’s gubernatorial primary, finished second after being accused late in the campaign of groping young women. Trump is facing down another possible defeat in next week’s high-stakes governor’s primary in Georgia, where his candidate is trailing in both polls and fundraising.
Mastriano was the front-runner even before Trump’s endorsement late last week helped cement his victory. All the major statewide Republican hopefuls in one way or another cast doubt on the election results, but Mastriano was by far the loudest and that’s what won him Trump’s nod.With Trump prioritizing fealty to his election lies over all else, many Pennsylvania Republicans fear the former president has undermined their chances in the crucial state.
Mastriano has said he wouldn’t have certified Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania if he’d been governor then. That raises questions about the 2024 presidential election and whether Mastriano, if elected, would follow the will of the voters if a candidate he opposes were to win the state.Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, wason Tuesday by state Sen. Chuck Edwards after a rocky first term filled with salacious headlines and scandals.
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