Moving Toward Midterms — Yesterday's Primary Results

Primary Results: Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina held primaries yesterday, several of which set up highly competitive general election contests. Here are the highlights, courtesy Congressional Quarterly:

Ohio 18: Republican Rep. Bob Ney won his primary, but ethics controversies appear to have cost him support.
Ohio 2: Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt narrowly avoided defeat in her primary, but remains favored for re-election.
Ohio 4: Jim Jordan is effectively on his way to Congress after winning the GOP primary in a conservative district.
Ohio 13: Betty Sutton’s Democratic primary win makes her a slight favorite in this open-seat race.
Ohio 6: State Sen. Charlie Wilson’s write-in campaign produced a Democratic primary victory.
North Carolina: Three competitive House races were set, though the challengers still face uphill battles.
Ohio Governor, Senate: Primaries in these races went as expected, though they serve only as a calm prelude to what should be two lively contests.
Indiana: Two of the year’s hottest House races are now officially on, with primaries producing the expected outcomes.

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Moving Toward Midterms — Yesterday’s Primary Results

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Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.