#Five takeaways from elections in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida

#Five takeaways from elections in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida

Tuesday saw a number of key races in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida, which underscored former President Trump’s grip on the Republican base and Democrats’ relative strength in suburban areas, among other things. In one of the night’s marquee races, Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary, Daniel Cameron, prevailed against Florida Gov. Ron…

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#Democrats win Pennsylvania special election, keeping control of state House

#Democrats win Pennsylvania special election, keeping control of state House

Democrat Heather Boyd was projected to win the special election for Pennsylvania’s 163rd state House district on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, allowing Democrats to maintain a narrow grip on the legislative body.  Boyd, a former state legislative and congressional aide, defeated Republican Katie Ford in the contest. The district includes parts of Delaware County…

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#Five things to know about where debt ceiling talks stand

#Five things to know about where debt ceiling talks stand

Less than two weeks stand between Congress and a fast-approaching deadline from the Treasury Department forecasting the earliest the nation could risk a federal default.   Negotiations between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have picked up in recent days, but McCarthy told reporters this week that he thinks both parties are still “far…

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#How Florida became a conservative bastion

#How Florida became a conservative bastion

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a five-part series called “How Florida got so conservative.” Florida has become the nerve center of the modern Republican Party.  Once the nation’s largest and most volatile swing state, Florida has lurched to the right in recent years, becoming a mecca for the GOP’s most influential luminaries and wealthiest donors.  Republicans…

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#Kentucky’s bitter GOP governor primary comes to a head

#Kentucky’s bitter GOP governor primary comes to a head

Kentucky’s contentious GOP gubernatorial primary is drawing to a finish Tuesday in a race that poses high stakes for the party looking to unseat Gov. Andy Beshear (D). State Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former U.N. ambassador Kelly Craft and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles have regularly polled as the three main front-runners in the crowded Republican…

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