Beyond their bumbling and bullshitting, they actually do have a strategy-so you should, too." "When you’re faced with someone like Trump, who’s spouting lie after lie, pick your battle, call them out, and don’t budge. One month later, the Washington Post reported that the prosecutors working the case recommended against indicting the congressman because they believed that there were too many credibility issues with a pair of key witnesses for them to secure an indictment. GOP voters in this safely red seat responded by renominating the incumbent 70-24. Lombardo ran several ads focused on the allegations against Gaetz, as well as a spot that even speculated, without evidence, that Gaetz might be the government informant who prompted the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago. News broke in 2021 that the Florida Republican was under federal investigation for sex trafficking of a minor and other alleged offenses, and he earned a Republican primary challenge the following year from self-funder Mark Lombardo.
Matt Gaetz said Wednesday, “We have just spoken with the DOJ and have been informed that they have concluded their investigation into Congressman Gaetz and allegations related to sex trafficking and obstruction of justice and they have determined not to bring any charges against him.” VANITY FAIR February 16, 2023įLORIDA 1ST DISTRICT. “He’s absolutely capable, eminently qualified and would do great job,” said Edwards, continuing, “We would be very well served to have Shawn Wilson as our next governor.”Īdam Schiff wants to be in the Progressive Caucus, Katie Porter isn’t having it, and Barbara Lee has made her entrance as Dianne Feinstein’s retirement announcement heats up the contest. John Bel Edwards, and his would-be predecessor offered him some encouraging words. Local politicos have anticipated for months that Wilson, who would be the first African American elected statewide since Reconstruction, will try to replace termed-out Gov. Shawn Wilson said Wednesday that he would step down as state transportation secretary on March 4, and he added that he’d be announcing soon if he’d run for governor. Richard Nelson, finally, was far back with just shy of $200,000 at his disposal. Sharon Hewitt’s war chest stood at $620,000. State Treasurer John Schroder had $2.4 million on-hand, while state Sen. Independent Hunter Lundy, who also jumped in during 2022, had $1.6 million to spend, with most of it coming from his $1.4 million campaign loan.Ī trio of Republicans also had money stockpiled before they launched their campaigns last month. Landry, who was the only notable Republican who kicked off his campaign last year, had $5 million available, while his allied PAC had another $1.5 million. Wednesday was the deadline for Louisiana candidates to report how much money they had at the end of 2022, and unsurprisingly, Attorney General Jeff Landry posted a huge financial edge. "Hour after hour, day after day, Fox stars kept signaling to viewers that Trump might still win the election, not because they thought he would, but because they were worried about their ratings," writes: - The Atlantic February 17, 2023 I wasn’t going to make that mistake again.” And that’s one of the reasons I got in so early this time. Flippo now says, “I hadn’t run before it was my first time running, so there’s a lot to learn and all that. Flippo, meanwhile, ran for the 37th District and took last in the three-way primary with 25%: Jacob Deaville, who won the nod with 49%, went on to lose a close general election to former Assemblywoman Shea Backus.
Larsen last year was the GOP nominee for the open 12th Assembly District, and he held Democrat Max Carter to a 51-49 win in a 54-44 Biden constituency. No other notable Republicans have entered either race yet.
Dina Titus in the 1st District, while Air Force veteran David Flippo has announced that he’ll go up against 4th District Rep. Restaurateur Flemming Larsen has filed FEC paperwork to face Democratic Rep. Two Republicans who unsuccessfully ran for the state Assembly last year are moving to take on a pair of Democratic House members next year in Las Vegas area seats that Biden carried by identical 53-45 margins. She’s also trying to do some of Trump’s dirty work by attacking Ron DeSantis. She’s desperate to create chatter about a presidential run, while also not angering Donald Trump and excluding herself from his short-list of vice presidential candidates.
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