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Florida GOP primary loser Laura Loomer declares herself a winner: “I actually am the congresswoman”

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Failed Trump-loving congressional candidate Laura Loomer isn’t just refusing to concede despite her clear loss to incumbent Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. — she’s declaring herself the true elected representative of Florida’s 11th Congressional District. In a new Telegram post flagged by Right Wing Watchthe defeated Loomer declares that “the congressional seat in Florida’s 11th District … Read more

Florida GOP primary loser Laura Loomer cries fraud: “I’m not conceding because I’m a winner”

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Far-right extremist Laura Loomer refused to concede her Florida Republican primary defeat to Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., on Tuesday after coming surprisingly close to an upset. Webster, a six-term incumbent who served for three decades in the Florida legislature, narrowly edged out Loomer, a far-right activist and self-described “proud Islamophobe” banned from most social media … Read more

Two New York Democrats ousted from US House in primary losses

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In a cluster of contentious Democratic primaries Tuesday, two New York incumbents were ousted from the US House after redistricting shuffled congressional districts in one of the nation’s largest liberal states. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a 15-term incumbent who chairs a powerful House committee, lost to longtime colleague Rep. Jerry Nadler, while Rep. Mondaire Jones, a … Read more

The key races left on the 2022 primary calendar

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Over the next four weeks, the remaining seven states on the calendar will complete their primary elections, locking in the Senate, House and gubernatorial landscape for the fall. (Louisiana, which uses a majority-vote system where all candidates, regardless of party, appear on the same ballot in November, is the unique exception.) Here’s an overview of … Read more

Trump claims Cheney primary was “referendum” on Jan. 6 and her loss means committee should shut down

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United States Representative and Vice Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was defeated in Wyoming’s Republican congressional primary on Tuesday evening by challenger Harriet Hageman, a right-wing attorney whom former President Donald Trump endorsed on September 9th, 2021. Cheney’s leadership role … Read more

Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming Republican primary

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The primary results — and the roughly 30-point margin — were a powerful reminder of the GOP’s rapid shift to the right. The primary results — and the roughly 30-point margin — were a powerful reminder of the GOP’s rapid shift to the right. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, … Read more

Liz Cheney Vows To Do “Whatever It Takes” To Keep Donald Trump From “Anywhere Near The Oval Office” As She Concedes Wyoming Primary Race — Update

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UPDATE: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), soundly defeated in her primary against a Trump-backed challenger, said that “now the real work begins,” as she vowed to prevent the former president from returning to the presidency. As pundits weighed the possibility that Cheney would wage a 2024 presidential run, she used her concession speech to reinforce how … Read more

Liz Cheney braced for primary defeat after leading GOP charge against Trump

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Liz Cheney is bracing for defeat in the primary contest for her seat in the US House of Representatives, with the most prominent Republican critic of Donald Trump in Congress expected to be ousted by a supporter of the former president. Cheney, daughter of former vice-president Dick Cheney, has represented Wyoming in the House since … Read more

Ilhan Omar barely fends off primary challenger boosted by right-wing PAC money and “nasty attacks”

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U.S Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday narrowly fended off a Democratic primary challenger whose campaign was bankrolled in part by a GOP operative, corporate lobbyists, and prominent Minnesota businessmen. Omar, a stalwart progressive who has been a frequent target of racist right-wing attacks and death threatsprevailed by fewer than 3,000 votes, a far closer contest than … Read more