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brooklynite

(94,520 posts) Tue May 10, 2022, 09:39 PM May 2022

Lindstrom leads early in GOP primary for governor; Bacon, Vargas far ahead in 2nd District (NE)

In the contested Democratic primary for the 2nd District seat in Congress, State. Sen. Tony Vargas was leading Alisha Shelton nearly three-to-one.

Vargas appears headed to a November campaign against three-term incumbent Republican Don Bacon, who was leading challenger Steve Kuehl by a four-to-one margin.

Brett Lindstrom and Jim Pillen led the Republican field in the first returns in Nebraska’s hotly contested GOP primary for governor, with Charles W. Herbster third.

In the early numbers, Lindstrom led with 18,356 votes, followed by Pillen with 11,839 and Herbster at 7,322.

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Lindstrom leads early in GOP primary for governor; Bacon, Vargas far ahead in 2nd District (NE) (Original Post) brooklynite May 2022 OP

So Trump's endorsee Herbster is in third place. Splendid. n/t Mister Ed May 2022 #1

That had best be the story from the media rpannier May 2022 #2

With Trump's track record on endorsements, you'd think the GOP candidates would smarten up Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #3

Mister Ed

(5,930 posts)

1. So Trump's endorsee Herbster is in third place. Splendid. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2022, 09:43 PM

May 2022

rpannier

(24,329 posts)

2. That had best be the story from the media

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #1)

Tue May 10, 2022, 09:44 PM

May 2022

After they all hailed what a kingmaker il douche was after Indiana and Ohio

Fiendish Thingy

(15,601 posts)

3. With Trump's track record on endorsements, you'd think the GOP candidates would smarten up

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2022, 12:27 AM

May 2022

And realize they don’t have to kiss Trump’s ass or try to out-MAGA each other to win votes, they can just run as old school traditional conservatives.

Maybe it will take the rest of this cycle to shake most of the crazies out - hopefully the majority of the MAGA candidates will continue to lose their primaries, and the few that win will lose in November.

Anybody know of a news site that’s keeping score of how many Trump endorsed MAGA crazies are winning their primaries?

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