Graham Platner and Lindsey Graham are both hoping for comfortably big victories.
Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
President Donald Trump's supporters are spreading a flurry of conspiracy theories about mail ballots after MAGA-aligned reality star Spencer Pratt was eliminated from the Los Angeles mayoral primary race — but he never had a chance, election data analyst Harry Enten told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Monday evening."Harry, can you tell us what the numbers actually are and what we are looking at in places like L.A.?" asked Collins.Enten started off by acknowledging "we would rather the system be that the votes were counted faster in California." But the fact remains, he continued, "this is ... the dumbest conspiracy theory I've ever heard."For starters, he said, this wasn't even the outcome the Democratic establishment in L.A. wanted. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass "wanted to face Spencer Pratt, for the simple reason that she would easily beat him. You could look at the runoff polls, right? [City Councilwoman] Nithya Raman actually is ahead of Karen Bass. Spencer Pratt was nearly 20 points behind Karen Bass."Indeed, he noted, net favorability polls show Bass "is greatly unpopular," but that Pratt "might be the one person in the [entirety of] Los Angeles who is running for mayor, who is less popular than she was. He would have been a God-given gift to her if she, in fact, faced him in the runoff." This is further underscored, he said, by the fact that Trump, whom Pratt heavily attached himself to, is down around 55 points in the city."What a surprise ... that a Republican is struggling in a city in which just 15 percent of the registered voters in that city are Republican," concluded Enten. "This isn't a conspiracy. It's simple math." - YouTube www.youtube.com
Republican candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor's Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day. The post BREAKING: Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor’s Primary Race appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The internet mocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and officials after they dodged a reporter's question during a press conference on Monday, refusing to discuss screwworms.Kennedy and other officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education announced that 19 medical schools in the United States had signed the Trump administration’s Nutrition Education Pledge. During the press conference in Washington, D.C., a reporter asked about the flesh-eating parasite outbreak."Thank you, Secretary Kennedy and Under Secretary Kent. You both talked about federal funding for the medical schools. What happens if they don't meet the 48-hour federal funding requirement ... and also, Secretary Kennedy, if you can answer this question. What would the CDC be prepared to do if there is a human case of the new world screwworm?" the reporter asked.The internet noticed Kennedy and the other Trump administration officials were less than thrilled by the question."RFK Jr and his cronies refuse to take a question about screwworm during a press conference," journalist Aaron Rupar, who has more than 1.1 million followers, wrote on X."I mean we know he’s cool with brain worms and dead animals and with screwing so seems natural he’d be cool with screwworms," virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen, who has more than 501,000 followers, wrote on X."All the attention on the screwworm is making RFK Jr.'s brainworm jealous," progressive account Missing The Point, which has more than 33,000 followers, wrote on Bluesky."Interesting that @SecKennedy didn’t take the opportunity to highlight all the work @US_FDA has been doing on screwworm. Perhaps, as per @SherylNYT reporting, he’s out of the loop and unaware. But he should know. And in case you are curious," Sarah Despres, a public health expert and advocate, wrote on X. Despres also shared updates from the FDA involving its current animal drugs and additional information about the parasitic fly and how public health experts have responded.Interesting that @SecKennedy didn’t take the opportunity to highlight all the work @US_FDA has been doing on screwworm. Perhaps, as per @SherylNYT reporting, he’s out of the loop and unaware. But he should know. And in case you are curious:https://t.co/LQwRPeIHLa https://t.co/ipFpQZmdM9— Sarah Despres (@sarahdespres) June 8, 2026
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman, both Democrats, advanced to the general election in the city’s mayoral race on Tuesday, setting up a clash between one-time political allies and ending the hopes of reality TV star Spencer Pratt. With roughly 93% of the vote counted, Bass and Raman led a crowded […]
Four states vote Tuesday, with Maine’s key Senate race capturing the most national attention and Trump picking sides in South Carolina’s race for governor.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is standing by his endorsement of embattled Graham Platner in Tuesday's Maine Democratic primary, even after a deluge of sexual misconduct allegations rocked the political newcomer's campaign in the lead-up to the election.
A Mamdani-linked strategist helping Graham Platner is facing scrutiny after past writings about sharing explicit sexual images resurfaced amid the U.S. Senate race in Maine.