5/5 🧵 Alabama and the broader Senate map rounded out the night with more structure than suspense. Doug Jones won the Democratic primary for governor but Tommy Tuberville is the heavy favorite. Alabama’s Senate primaries are heading to runoffs, and in Kentucky the race to replace Mitch McConnell is now set with Andy Barr vs. Charles Booker. Big picture: Tuesday night was less about ideological surprise and more about power sorting itself out fast. Trump’s influence held, the left locked down its urban turf, and the real battleground fights are now queued up for November. 📎 Source
4/5 🧵 Georgia was brutal for anti-Trump Republicans. Brad Raffensperger and Geoff Duncan — both known for breaking with Trump after 2020 — got flattened in their gubernatorial bids. Raffensperger missed the GOP runoff entirely, and Duncan pulled only about 7% in the Democratic primary. Translation: in Georgia, crossing Trump still carries a heavy political price. The Georgia GOP Senate race also isn’t settled yet — Mike Collins led, Derek Dooley made the runoff, and Republicans still don’t have a single standard-bearer lined up against Jon Ossoff.
3/5 🧵 On the Democratic side, Pennsylvania showed the left still has real muscle in safe blue seats. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary in PA-3 with backing from AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee and other Squad-aligned figures. In a district this blue, the primary is basically the election, so that win matters more than it looks.
2/5 🧵 Kentucky also delivered a weird little postscript: Massie may be down, but he doesn’t sound done. After losing, he played along with “2028” and “President” chants from supporters. Could be gallows humor, could be ego, could be both. Either way, he left the door cracked open for some future comeback instead of exiting quietly.
1/5 🧵 Trump’s grip on GOP primaries was the big story of the night. The clearest example: Rep. Thomas Massie got knocked out in Kentucky by Ed Gallrein, a challenger who barely had name recognition before Trump’s endorsement. That’s not just a loss for Massie — it’s a warning shot to any Republican still pretending they can oppose Trump and skate.
5/5 🧵 Alabama and the broader Senate map rounded out the night with more structure than suspense. Doug Jones won the Democratic primary for governor but Tommy Tuberville is the heavy favorite. Alabama’s Senate primaries are heading to runoffs, and in Kentucky the race to replace Mitch McConnell is now set with Andy Barr vs. Charles Booker. Big picture: Tuesday night was less about ideological surprise and more about power sorting itself out fast. Trump’s influence held, the left locked down its urban turf, and the real battleground fights are now queued up for November. 📎 Source
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4/5 🧵 Georgia was brutal for anti-Trump Republicans. Brad Raffensperger and Geoff Duncan — both known for breaking with Trump after 2020 — got flattened in their gubernatorial bids. Raffensperger missed the GOP runoff entirely, and Duncan pulled only about 7% in the Democratic primary. Translation: in Georgia, crossing Trump still carries a heavy political price. The Georgia GOP Senate race also isn’t settled yet — Mike Collins led, Derek Dooley made the runoff, and Republicans still don’t have a single standard-bearer lined up against Jon Ossoff.
3/5 🧵 On the Democratic side, Pennsylvania showed the left still has real muscle in safe blue seats. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary in PA-3 with backing from AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee and other Squad-aligned figures. In a district this blue, the primary is basically the election, so that win matters more than it looks.
2/5 🧵 Kentucky also delivered a weird little postscript: Massie may be down, but he doesn’t sound done. After losing, he played along with “2028” and “President” chants from supporters. Could be gallows humor, could be ego, could be both. Either way, he left the door cracked open for some future comeback instead of exiting quietly.
1/5 🧵 Trump’s grip on GOP primaries was the big story of the night. The clearest example: Rep. Thomas Massie got knocked out in Kentucky by Ed Gallrein, a challenger who barely had name recognition before Trump’s endorsement. That’s not just a loss for Massie — it’s a warning shot to any Republican still pretending they can oppose Trump and skate.