Thursday, March 07, 2024
Political Mayhem Thursday: The other Super Tuesday results
Yes, Super Tuesday made it Super Clear that the presidential race will be between Biden and Trump again. Sigh. But that's not the only thing of note that happened! There were also these results:
-- In California's primary for Senate, the top two spots went to Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey (yeah, the baseball player). Coming in behind them and thus not making the general election were two very significant female members of Congress, Barbara Lee and Katie Porter, both of whom gave up their seats in Congress to run. It's a net loss to loser them from the House.
-- In the North Carolina gubernatorial primaries, the Democratic Attorney General, Josh Stein, and the Republican Lieutenant Governor, Mark Robinson, won. Stein is a moderate. Robinson is a full-on MAGA Man, and has attacked Michelle Obama, the Parkland school shooting victims, and the LGBTQ community,while casting doubt on the Holocaust, the 9/11 attacks and the moon landing.
-- In Texas, Senator Ted Cruz will face Congressman Colin Allred, a civil rights lawyer. I've never understood how Texans can even stand Ted Cruz, but they have.
-- In Houston, District Attorney Kim Ogg was soundly defeated by Sean Teare, who talked about expanding diversion programs. Meanwhile in Austin, incumbent Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza defeated an opponent who criticized Garza's progressive reforms and prosecution of police officers accused of shooting civilians.
--
