Today an episode with campaign-related news items from all over the country.
* Tomorrow will be a busy day for election observers, with closely watched primaries in Colorado, New York and Utah. There will also be several primaries in South Carolina.
* In Utah’s Republican U.S. Senate primaries, Donald Trump unexpectedly threw his support behind him Trent Staggs, the far-right mayor of Riverton, ahead of his race against Rep. John Curtis. The winner will be overwhelmingly favored to succeed retiring Republican Senator Mitt Romney on Capitol Hill.
* In South Carolina, Trump also spent some time this weekend reiterating his support for right-wing preacher Mark Burns, who is running against Sherri Biggs, an Air National Guard lieutenant colonel who has Gov. Henry McMaster’s backing.
* We still don’t know the outcome of Republican Rep. Bob Good’s primary in Virginia last week, but it’s significant that the far-right incumbent has already taken steps to restore public confidence in the integrity of the process. undermine. Just this morning, the chairman of the Freedom Caucus said he plans to go to court to prevent the city of Lynchburg from certifying its vote tallies.
* At an event last weekend, Trump gave enthusiastic praise to independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Jill Stein, explaining that the far-left contenders are helping Republicans.
*Will Montanans be able to add reproductive rights to their state constitution? Abortion rights advocates in the state announced late last week that they had submitted the signatures needed to put the question on the November ballot.
* Apparently we can remove Governor Kristie Noem from vice presidential consideration: The South Dakota Republican said on “Meet the Press” that she has not been asked to submit any materials for the vetting process.
* On a related note, House of Representatives Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is reportedly in contention for Trump’s ticket, though it’s notable that the former president endorsed the New York congresswoman’s re-election bid late last week .
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
