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Election News Digest: July 10 [1]
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Date: 2025-07-10
Nebraska independent who spooked GOP launches another Senate bid Former labor leader Dan Osborn, an independent who lost a surprisingly competitive Senate race last year in Nebraska, announced on Tuesday that he would wage a second campaign for Congress—this time challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. In launching his new bid, Osborn argued he has a better shot against Ricketts than he did last time against Sen. Deb Fischer, who beat him by 6 points. "We were learning how to build the plane as we were learning how to fly it last time," he told the Nebraska Examiner's Juan Salinas. www.the-downballot.com/…
Some of Mamdani’s far-left allies want to primary Hakeem Jeffries and other NYC Democrats Democratic socialists in New York City emboldened by Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary win are warning that they may go after five House incumbents next — and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader at the top of their list, is daring them to try. Jeffries’ political operation even has a nickname for those talking up threats to the House minority leader back home: “Team Gentrification.” That phrase reflects that Mamdani turned out young progressives who, according to unofficial election data, were largely Whiter and wealthier as a whole than the longtime residents of the districts represented by Jeffries and others being targeted. But it also speaks to the resentment many Democratic politicians in the nation’s largest city — and in places around the country that aren’t as deep-blue as New York — have at being told by Mamdani supporters there’s a new reality that they now need to adapt to, and quickly. www.cnn.com/…
New Democratic Group Says Answer to the Party’s Woes Lies With the States Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania arrived Tuesday at an intimate dinner for Democrats thinking about state politics to deliver an urgent message. They had real power, he said. Use it. “The states are no longer just our laboratories” for testing policies, Mr. Shapiro told the group of Democratic donors, strategists and state legislators, who spent their evening dining on pretzel-wrapped mini hot dogs, vegan Caesar salads and beef short ribs at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. “Now, they are the bulwarks of democracy.” www.nytimes.com/...
New lawsuit seeks to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional maps before 2026 midterms MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new lawsuit seeking to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional district boundary lines was filed on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a pair of other lawsuits that asked for redistricting before the 2026 election. The latest lawsuit brought by a bipartisan coalition of business leaders was filed in Dane County circuit court, rather than directly with the state Supreme Court as the rejected cases were. The justices did not give any reason for declining to hear those cases, but typically lawsuits start in a lower court and work their way up. This new lawsuit’s more lengthy journey through the courts might not be resolved in time to order new maps before the 2026 midterms. apnews.com/…
What can Zohran Mamdani teach Democrats? There are currently two factions battling for the soul of the Democratic Party. On one side, centrists argue that moving toward moderate positions will attract swing voters. On the other hand, progressives insist that bold, transformative policies are essential for energizing the base and defining what the party stands for. People are trying to force Zohran Mamdani's recent upset victory in the Democratic primary for NYC mayor to say something about this debate. To one side, he shows what's possible when candidates pick bold, progressive messages to appeal to new voters. To the other, he embodies everything wrong with the Democratic Party's activist "groups." Here are some examples. www.gelliottmorris.com/…
How an Arizona special election is inflaming Democratic divides The Arizona special election to succeed the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva is amplifying the ethnic and generational divides embroiling the Democratic Party, as the candidate backed by political agitator David Hogg surges in the race’s final weeks. Recognizing that threat, Hispanic Democrats are pushing to get Grijalva’s daughter — the party favorite — over the finish line just days before Tuesday’s primary in the deep-blue border district where 61 percent of residents are Hispanic . www.politico.com/…
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley confirms he will run for reelection Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) confirmed he will run for a fourth term in office next year despite some speculation that he may retire. The progressive senator, who has served since 2009, announced his decision in a Thursday post on the social platform X, saying the country is in “a critical moment for our rights, our democracy, and a future where every American can thrive.” thehill.com/…
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