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Ex-GOP operative predicts stunning November defeat for 'deeply flawed' MAGA senator

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Ex-GOP operative predicts stunning November defeat for 'deeply flawed' MAGA senator

A MAGA senator faces a competitive midterm race, according to a former GOP operative who expects him to lose.In a recent episode of The Warning podcast, Steve Schmidt predicted that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will lose his seat to Annie Andrews, who was Schmidt's guest on the show.You're gonna win this race, Schmidt told Andrews. This is a winnable race with a deeply flawed candidate in South Carolina who's never really been rooted to the state in the way that historically some South Carolina politicians have managed to do.Schmidt credited Graham with having political success in the way sometimes that a lucky surfer is able to get up on top of a wave, even when they don't necessarily deserve it, but he thinks that South Carolinians will refuse to re-elect him in the midterms, which are a few months away, because of his constant support for Trump.He's a sucker fish that lives off the detritus of the predator that swims around it, Schmidt said. He attached himself to a vile, vicious shark named Trump, and now he's a remora on that vile creature, and that explains Lindsey Graham. He lives to have a piece of the action, but he has no attachment to the concept of service.Adding that Graham is a bottom feeder, Schmidt encouraged Andrews, telling her, his number is due, and I think you're running a great campaign.Andrews said that her campaign's latest poll showed her down just three points against Graham, giving her a real shot to defeat him in November and a path to victory. Schmidt vouched for her polling numbers as not being BS.Read on Substack

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Haaretz

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· Jul 9, 2026

Graham Platner, avowed Israel critic, drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation

The exit upends one of Democrats' most closely watched Senate races, as the party now rapidly moves to select a replacement to face Susan Collins

The Daily Caller

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· Jul 8, 2026

Platner’s Nuts: Democrats Jostling For Front Of Line To Replace Stubborn Scandal-Plagued Senate Candidate

'Platner is still reluctant to drop out'

MS NOW

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· Jul 6, 2026

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.6.26: McMorrow’s departure jolts Senate race in Michigan

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. The post Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.6.26: McMorrow’s departure jolts Senate race in Michigan appeared first on MS NOW.

The Hill

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· Jun 26, 2026

Massie: Republicans need to 'wake up' to avoid 'absolute shellacking' in midterms

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) warned Thursday that Republicans could suffer major losses in November if the party doesn’t “wake up,” predicting an “absolute shellacking” for the GOP in the midterm elections. “I think it’s ironic that we control the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling election fraud?” Massie,...

National Republican Senatorial Committee

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· Jul 5, 2026

NRSC Statement on Mallory McMorrow Dropping Out of Michigan Democrat Primary

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released the following statement after Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the Michigan Democrat Primary: “Bernie Sanders’ radical socialist flank is completely taking over the Democrat Party. It is now up to Chuck Schumer to combat Abdul El-Sayed’s clear momentum and get Haley Stevens over the finish line []

Real Clear Politics

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· Jul 11, 2026

Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?

The conventional media wisdom is that Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins is sitting back and laughing this week, and well she might be. The collapse of Graham Platner's campaign is an implosion for the ages, and it puts the state's Democrats in a tricky situation they need to navigate skillfully in these next two weeks.

RAPPLER

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· Jul 1, 2026

Fact Check wRap: More lies about the Senate

In June, false claims about the Senate took advantage of recent arrests and tragedies. Watch this video so you can tell truth from myth.

The Jerusalem Post

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· Jul 12, 2026

Ilhan Omar: Prove your Gaza genocide claims or stop making them - opinion

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The Daily Beast

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· Jul 5, 2026

Dem Rising Star Suspends Campaign in Shock Move

Emily Elconin / Emily Elconin/REUTERSThe Michigan Senate race has been upended by the shock exit of a rising Democratic star weeks before the primary.Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow announced Sunday that she is suspending her U.S. Senate campaign, leaving the state’s Democrats with a choice between a moderate and a progressive to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. Democrats will likely need to hold the seat in the Trump-won swing state in order to retake the Senate in the midterms. Read more at The Daily Beast.

National Post

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· Jul 9, 2026

Kelly McParland: Could Democrats blow another chance to contain Trump?

The party remains clueless as to why it keeps losing

Hot Air

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· Jul 7, 2026

Dem Senate Disaster Intensifies. No, The Other One.

Dem Senate Disaster Intensifies. No, The Other One.

Portside

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· Jul 10, 2026

Who Benefits From Mallory McMorrow’s Exit in the Michigan Senate Race?

Who Benefits From Mallory McMorrow’s Exit in the Michigan Senate Race? jay Thu, 07/09/2026 - 23:33

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jul 10, 2026

Michigan Senate Primary Becomes Flashpoint In Democratic Party’s Civil War

The Michigan Democratic Senate primary has emerged as the most significant test yet of the party’s deepest internal divisions heading into the 2026 midterm elections. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s exit from the race, driven by fundraising and polling struggles, has narrowed the contest to a direct clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings. Rep. [] The post Michigan Senate Primary Becomes Flashpoint In Democratic Party’s Civil War appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Financial Times

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· Jul 12, 2026

US Senator Lindsey Graham dies, aged 71

South Carolina senator was one of the most influential and hawkish Republicans

Drudge Report

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· Jul 1, 2026

VOTERS. ARE. ANGRY.

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POLITICO

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· Jul 12, 2026

Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness,’ his office says

The senator had been a been a fixture in Republican politics both in South Carolina and in Washington.

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

Mitch McConnell health: Laura Loomer mocks Senator, his wife over ‘phone call’ after brain dead claim, ‘I told him he…’

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Florida Politics

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· Jun 25, 2026

DCCC blasts María Elvira Salazar for touting support of bipartisan housing bill after missing vote

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OpsLens

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· Jul 13, 2026

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell goes public with fresh photo and statement amid hospital mystery * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

Source link U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his wife, Elaine Chao As Americans process the unexpected death of South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, another high-profile Republican in Congress,

RedState

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· Jun 25, 2026

Here's the Democrat House Primary Result We Can Have a Good Chuckle Over

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Talking Points Memo

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· Jun 25, 2026

Following Trump’s Lead, Far-Right House GOPers, Again, Shoot Themselves in the Foot For the SAVE Act

Risking It All for the Bill That Won’t Pass A House Republican has convinced enough of her colleagues to...

DNyuz

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· Jul 12, 2026

Senate GOP plot thrown into ‘chaos’ by Lindsey Graham’s sudden death: analysts

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the mysterious absence of a sickly Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have thrown the Senate GOP into “chaos” ahead of crucial vote, analysts contend. It remains unclear whether the senate Republicans will now be able to pursue plans to rush the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act to []

POLITICO - Politics

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· Jul 12, 2026

North Carolina Republicans are anxious for more money to beat Roy Cooper

GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley trails in name ID and polling. That could change if Washington steps in.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jul 7, 2026

The time for reflection is over

This is not enough: Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, faces Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that is crucial to Democrats’ uphill battle to retake the Senate. His anti-establishment message and promise to improve conditions for the working class powered his victory in the Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills (D) suspended [] The post The time for reflection is over appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Townhall

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· Jul 10, 2026

These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner

These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner

RTÉ News

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· Jul 12, 2026

All-Ireland SFC s-final: Kerry 2-18 Dublin 0-20 recap

Read how it all unfolded as Kerry got the better of their old rivals to advance to the final.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 7, 2026

Progressives seize on McMorrow exit to expand antiestablishment push in Michigan

Michigan’s Senate primary is rapidly becoming the next major battleground in the Democratic Party’s escalating fight between establishment leaders and insurgent progressives, as Democrats increasingly view the race as a test of whether the party’s antiestablishment wave can expand beyond deep-blue enclaves. After state Sen. Mallory McMorrow exited the race amid fundraising and polling struggles, []

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