Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* In this week’s most closely watched primary race, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana prevailed in her Republican primary, though the incumbent — who retired before changing her mind — finished with roughly 39% support.
* In related news, Republican Sen. Mike Braun won his party gubernatorial nomination in Indiana, and Rep. Jim Banks secured the GOP nomination to succeed Braun in the Senate.
* Predictably, Donald Trump won Indiana’s presidential primary, though it was of interest to see former Ambassador Nikki Haley — who ended her national campaign two months ago — receive nearly 22% of the vote in the Hoosier State.
* On the anniversary of the Trump administration executing its family-separation policy, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign unveiled a new ad on the Republican’s scandalous tactics.
NEW AD: Six years ago today, Donald Trump implemented his family separation policy.
He ripped children from their mothers—and he wants to do even worse in a second term. pic.twitter.com/U908DxOY7j
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 7, 2024
* In Georgia, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp this week signed into law new changes to the state’s system of elections, including “reforms” that will make it easier to remove voters from the rolls.
* The New York Times took a closer look at Robert F. Kennedy’s medical history, noting the independent presidential candidate’s doctors found a dead parasite in his brain several years ago. In 2012, the conspiracy theorist gave a deposition in which he said, “I have cognitive problems, clearly.”
* And Democratic Rep. Tim Kennedy of New York (who’s unrelated to the independent presidential candidate) was sworn into office this week following his special election victory last week. As a result, the House chamber is once again divided 217 to 213, leaving the Republican majority with a one-vote margin.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
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