Watch These 5 States' August 2 Primaries
by Gloria Christie THE NEWSLETTER FOR INTELLIGENT WOMEN & MEN
Well, here it is. Today is August 2, and a handful of states will give Democrats some sense of how well our get-out-the-vote is going. Maybe we should send the get-out-the-vote queen Stacey Abrams to each of them to show America how she works her magic. Of course, she is busy running for governor in Georgia.
AZ GOP Leader Vows To Never Again For Donald Trump, The Bipartisan Report.
Major legal fights loom over abortion pills, travel out of state, The New York Times.
Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence For Gun Wielding January 6 Rioter Sought By Feds, The Bipartisan Report.
Watch These 5 States' August 2 Primaries
We have five states primarying today Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. The polls have not necessarily been our friends in the past several elections, so maybe we should look to the primaries for indicators.
The right for a woman, not the government, to choose how to manage her own body is at stake. Kansas is the first state to put an amendment to our constitution on the ballot. In 2019 our more rational Supreme Court ruled a woman has a right to her own body. So the Republican legislators have to sneak around it.
Okay, here are the state elections to watch today.
Arizona Senate & Governor & Secretary of State
Secretaries of State are responsible for elections, so that is why they are so important now. The Arizona results might preview how much Trump’s picks work out. This state went to President Biden but only by 11,000 votes.
Trump backed:
For Senate: Blake Masters
For Governor Kari Lake (Pence supports Karrin Taylor Robson)
Mega-conservative Oath Keeper member Arizona State Representative Mark Finchem (R) was involved in organizing the #StopTheSteal movement.
Trump called Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) a "RINO coward," and endorsed his opponent, former state Senator David Farnsworth. He was censured by his own party.
Arizona 10th District State Representative Bowers testified before the January 6 Select Committee. He has run to the end of his term limits and is going for state senator. Bowers said he would never vote for Trump again.
Democrats want Masters to win, because they think they can beat him. He will go up against incumbent Mark Kelly, former astronaut.
The Dems also have Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Marco Lopez.
Kansas Constitution Amendment to Allow Abortion & Governor & Representative
The conservative Republican-heavy Kansas Congress placed the ill-named Value Them Both Amendment on the ballot. They want a Yes vote. Legislators can ban abortion at any time if this passes. Kansas already has significant restrictions on abortions.
Democrats want a No vote to uphold the 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling protecting the woman or girl.
Trump is for:
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
Incumbent Democratic Governor and former state senator Laura Kelly (D) won in 2018.
Representative Sharice Davids (D):
‘Kansas' 3rd District: Republican-led redistricting in Kansas has made Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids' more vulnerable to flip in November. 2020 nominee Amanda Adkins will first have to get past veteran John McCaughrean.
Missouri Senator
Former Governor Eric Greitens resigned after some shady sex and spousal abuse scandals. He is the guy whose earlier horrid ad about RINO hunting got pulled. He wants retiring Senator Roy Blunt’s (D) seat. And claims it is a choice between “MAGA” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Trump backs Greitens — last minute.
The Democrats have:
Former Marine Lucas Kunce
“Trudy Busch Valentine, a philanthropist with ties to the Anheuser-Busch brewery.”
John Wood, senior investigative counsel for the House January 6 Select Committee, will run as an Independent.
Michigan Governor
Sitting Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) may be vulnerable.
Trump backed former actress/anchor Tudor Dixon (R). A slew of candidates lost their bids due to a petition signature fraud. She will go up against Kevin Rinke.
Governor Whitmer has been suing Republicans who have been trying to implement “a 1930-era abortion ban.” No exceptions except to save the mother’s life, which is extremely hard to define.
Washington Governor
Loren Culp (D) against Trump supporters:
For Governor Joe Kent against Newhouse
Several For 3rd District against Herrera-Beutler
Impeach Trump
‘Three of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump are on the ballot Tuesday: Peter Meijer of Michigan's 3rd District, Dan Newhouse of Washington's 4th District and Jamie Herrera-Beutler of Washington's 3rd District. ‘
John Gibbs was a member of Trump’s administration for Representative against Michigan 3rd District’s Peter Meijer.”
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