Category: Republican primaries

Democrats Spending Big in GOP Primaries to Handpick Winners

Democrats are pouring millions of dollars to meddle in Republican primaries in a tough election year. Experts say they do so to prop up Republican candidates who they think are easiest to beat in the general election. In some races, their wishes have come true. In the July 19 Maryland Republican gubernatorial primary, Trump endorsee…


Four Battle to Win New Colorado Congressional District GOP Primary

A state senator, a mayor, a county commissioner, and a former Green Beret combat veteran who works in the oil patch are vying for the Republican party’s nod in the June 28 GOP primary in Colorado’s newly created Congressional District 8 (CD 8). One of seven new U.S. House districts created nationwide following post-2020 Census…


Georgia Republicans Reject Trump Primary Picks … Again

Maybe former President Donald Trump should stop endorsing Republican candidates in Georgia because his hand-picked contenders have lost five of six 2022 GOP primary contests in the Peach State. The latest Trump-endorsed Georgia candidates to fall in nomination battles against GOP rivals is Vernon Jones in the 10th Congressional District (CD 10) and Jake Evans in CD…


Trump Primary Picks Lose in Georgia Primary Elections

Five of six Republican primary candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump have lost GOP primary contests in Georgia in 2022. The latest Trump-endorsed Georgia candidates to fall in nomination battles against GOP rivals is Vernon Jones in the 10th Congressional District (CD 10) and Jake Evans in CD 6. Neither of their races was close. Both…


Trump Backs Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Rally

Former President Donald Trump expressed support for Republican Senate Candidate Mehmet Oz during a rally in Pennsylvania, insisting that the GOP member is someone who believes in the ideals of MAGA. “Dr. Oz has led an enormously successful career on television, and now he’s running to save our country, just like I do,” Trump said…


West Virginia’s Mooney-McKinley Primary Battle Next Test for Trump Nods

West Virginia is one of seven states that lost congressional seats in post-2020 Census reapportionment and will see its representation in Congress trimmed by one district beginning with the 2022 election cycle. As a result, three incumbents—all Republicans—seek reelection to two seats in the state’s May 10 primaries for congressional and state legislature candidates. Early…