Morning Jolt: Republicans Have a Choice to Make

On the menu today: Republicans might finally be getting some good news in the Missouri Senate primary; Democrats fume that the DCCC is spending part of its finite budget on promoting pro-Trump, conspiracy-theorist Republicans in GOP primaries — a high-risk strategy that could backfire, and that undermines everything the Democrats say about how Donald Trump and his supporters threaten democracy; and the Editors podcast sounds a little different this week.

Whom Do You Want to Nominate, Republicans?

If you're a right-of-center person who would like to see the GOP break its habit of nominating the worst, least-electable figure out of crowded fields of candidates, this week brought some welcome news. It looks like Eric Greitens — the disgraced and nearly impeached former governor who resigned over allegations of abusing his mistress and breaking campaign-finance laws — is finally losing ground in the Missouri GOP Senate primary that he briefly led. As our Dan McLaughlin lays out ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 27 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 27 2022 Republicans Have a Choice to Make On the menu today: Republicans might finally be getting some good news in the Missouri Senate primary; Democrats fume that the DCCC is spending part of its finite budget on promoting pro-Trump, conspiracy-theorist Republicans in GOP primaries — a high-risk strategy that could backfire, and that undermines everything the Democrats say about how Donald Trump and his supporters threaten democracy; and the Editors podcast sounds a little different this week. Whom Do You Want to Nominate, Republicans? If you're a right-of-center person who would like to see the GOP break its habit of nominating the worst, least-electable figure out of crowded fields of candidates, this week brought some welcome news. It looks like Eric Greitens — the disgraced and nearly impeached former governor who resigned over allegations of abusing his mistress and breaking campaign-finance laws — is finally losing ground in the Missouri GOP Senate primary that he briefly led. As our Dan McLaughlin lays out ...   READ MORE

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