The Republican Party’s lingering class divide was on full display Tuesday as the results from the Super Tuesday primary states trickled in and former President Donald Trump easily won state after state. The most interesting story of the results is not that Trump won but rather where he did poorly and where Nikki Haley, his […]
First-term Republican Rep. John Duarte and Democratic challenger Adam Gray are advancing to the general election for California’s 13th congressional district, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. The pair are headed to a rematch of their midterm showdown, when Duarte narrowly won by just a couple hundred votes. Duarte and Gray were the only two...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is advancing to the general election in California’s closely watched Senate race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Schiff had been polling at the top of the competitive nonpartisan primary field, which also includes fellow Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, as well as Republican baseball great Steve...
Rep. Colin Allred (D) will lead Texas Democrats in their November attempt to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R). Allred was projected to beat his more progressive opponent, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D), in the primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. No Democrat has won a Senate Race in Texas since 1988 — but with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) retiring this...
A largely unknown Democrat surprised many on Tuesday when he won the Democratic caucuses in American Samoa over President Biden. Jason Palmer, who describes himself on his campaign website as an “impact investor” and entrepreneur, won American Samoa’s Democratic contest against his party’s standard-bearer. While Biden has faced some minor primary challengers, including Rep. Dean...
Former President Trump won California’s Republican primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, notching a win in the Super Tuesday state with the biggest trove of delegates. Trump went into the state with a 50-plus point lead over rival Nikki Haley, according to averages from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill, and the win is yet...
President Biden was projected to easily win the California Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden beats out challengers Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Marianne Williamson, who recently un-suspended her 2024 bid, plus a handful of other names on the Democratic ballot — cruising to victory in the state that boasts a whopping 495 delegates up for grabs...
CNN carried former President Trump's Super Tuesday victory speech in full, while MSNBC cut away from his remarks. The decision comes as President Biden's campaign has reportedly been urging media outlets and campaign surrogates to more aggressively draw attention to Trump's public statements and rhetoric on the campaign trail as part of their reelection strategy....
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in a Tuesday interview that he was focused on governing the state when asked about the prospect of being former President Trump's vice presidential running mate. “So listen, he's very kind in suggesting things like that,” Abbott said in an interview on NBC, when asked whether he would accept...
Former President Trump on Tuesday avoided any mention of his lone GOP primary rival, Nikki Haley, as he celebrated his slew of primary victories on Super Tuesday. Trump spoke for roughly 20 minutes from his Mar-a-Lago estate after winning Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado, Maine, Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota. He predicted the...