Today’s episode with campaign-related news items from across the country.
* Although the votes indicate that North Carolina’s Jefferson Griffin fell short in his bid for a seat on the state Supreme Court, the Republican is now asking that same court to throw out more than 60,000 ballots. The state election board has already rejected a related effort.
*Democratic Senator. said Sherrod Brown he was scheduled to deliver the “last speech of this term” this week, but he declined to call it a “farewell speech” despite his failed re-election bid in Ohio. Why? Because the outgoing senator leaves the door wide open for a new campaign, possibly as early as 2026.
* There was recent controversy over Michigan Secretary of State Mallory McMorrow running for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, but the state legislature ultimately dropped the race.
* In related news, David Hogg announced this week that he is running to become vice chairman of the DNC. Hogg, who is 24 years old, is perhaps best known to national audiences as an anti-violence activist who survived a mass shooting at a Florida high school in 2018.
* Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is reportedly eyeing a 2026 governorship race in New Mexico. If elected, Haaland, who is also a former congresswoman, would be the nation’s first Native American woman to serve as governor.
* In Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will almost certainly have to choose a temporary successor to Republican Senator Marco Rubio in the new year, and Donald Trump told reporters this week that he does not expect the governor to choose his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump . The president-elect added that this issue has “nothing to do with me,” although there are reports to the contrary.
* In New York, where Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to be gearing up for a reelection bid, recent reporting suggests she may face a major challenge from her own lieutenant governor: Antonio Delgado, a former Democratic congressman, has not ruled out the possibility of a gubernatorial campaign in 2026.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
