Tech billionaire Elon Musk reportedly plans to fund a massive ground operation to boost Republicans and spend up to $200 million ahead of the November midterm elections. 
Musk plans to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-jumps-back-in-to-help-with-trumps-midterm-fight">relaunch America PAC</a>, the same political group that spent hundreds of millions helping elect President Donald Trump in 2024, with a heavy focus on battleground states. The revived operation will prioritize door-knocking, digital advertising, and direct mail to energize conservative voters who typically skip midterms.
The former DOGE chief, who quit Washington after a falling out with the White House, is expected to spend between $100 million and $200 million, with a major focus on Texas, where <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/texas-senate-election-winner">one prediction market</a> currently favors Democrat James Talarico to upset Republican Ken Paxton in the make-or-break U.S. Senate race. <a href="https://archive.ph/Hsut7#selection-1927.104-1927.127">Wired</a> first reported on the development. 
“America PAC was an essential partner for our historic GOTV operation in 2024, and their return for 2026 is a huge boost for Republicans across the country,” James Blair, President Trump’s senior political adviser, told <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/29/musk-pac-midterm-election">Axios</a> in July. “We will again outsmart our opponents and ruthlessly execute our mission for the GOP between now and Election Day.” 
It’s a striking reversal for the X owner, who just <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-goes-after-trump-over-epstein-files-time-to-drop-the-really-big-bomb">last year accused Trump </a>of covering up convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and implied the president himself was implicated.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” Musk said in June 2025, before adding a follow-up: “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
“This is an unfortunate episode from Elon,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-responds-to-elon-musk-epstein-claims-an-unfortunate-episode-from-elon?utm_source=chatgpt.com">The Daily Wire</a> at the time, saying Musk was “unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted.”
Musk, who also threatened to financially back a third political party, later de-escalated the feud and deleted several of his most inflammatory social media posts — including his Epstein allegations — and publicly acknowledged that some of his attacks on Trump “went too far.” 
Following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Musk and Trump publicly reconciled at <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1969870768201777180?s=20">Kirk’s memorial service</a> in Arizona, where the two shook hands and spoke for the first time since their falling out. The reunion fulfilled a promise the late conservative activist made, who also helped elect Trump and transform an entire generation of young conservatives. 
“I know both these guys… I am hopeful, optimistic, and will do everything I possibly can to try and bring this back together,” Kirk <a href="https://www.wral.com/archive/22170145/">said</a> in June of last year.
Since then, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been a social media advocate for the administration’s policies, despite recently acknowledging he got “carried away” during his brief stint with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. 
“I think I got a little too involved in politics,” Musk <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5988248-doge-initiative-shut-down/">told</a> The Economist. “I got carried away, frankly.”
Still, Musk&#8217;s cash infusion will add to Republicans’ already formidable financial advantage heading into the midterms. President Trump’s super PAC has amassed a $400 million war chest. In contrast, the Democratic National Committee reportedly owes about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flat-broke-dnc-meltdown-sparks-panic-on-the-left" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$2 million</a><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flat-broke-dnc-meltdown-sparks-panic-on-the-left">. </a>
With control of both the House and Senate up for grabs, Republicans face significant headwinds heading into Election Day, including <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">elevated gas prices</a>, the lingering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-iranian-protests-intensify-as-citizens-demand-end-to-ayatollah-rule?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=U.S.+Hammers+Iran+After+Tehran%E2%80%99s+Attempt+To+Take+Out+American+Troops">war with Iran</a>, and President Trump’s low approval ratings. The latest <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-of-the-union/generic-congressional-vote">RealClearPolitics </a>polling average gives Democrats a roughly 6.5-percentage point lead on the generic congressional ballot.

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California Democrats are under fire after revealing that the state does not track noncitizens on its voter rolls, raising serious questions about compliance with federal standards.
The disclosure comes alongside findings from a Department of Homeland Security review that flagged roughly 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote across California, triggering calls for immediate roll cleanups.
&#8220;According to a DHS review of state voter rolls and public records, they identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections,&#8221; the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/election-integrity/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=260818-icymi_california_admits_it_doesnt_track_noncitizens_on_voter_rolls_as_federal_law_requires&amp;utm_content=ncl-9v8BuAUBN3&amp;utm_term=&amp;_nlid=9v8BuAUBN3&amp;_nhids=ncM4MFZBmTEXyls">stated</a>. &#8220;Since Democrat states refused to share their voter files, the real number is actually much higher — yet even this limited analysis found more than a quarter of a million foreigners illegally registered to vote. Put together, these disclosures reveal an election system so broken and vulnerable that no one can possibly defend it.&#8221;
Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/17/california-admits-it-doesnt-track-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-as-federal-law-requires/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=260818-icymi_california_admits_it_doesnt_track_noncitizens_on_voter_rolls_as_federal_law_requires&amp;utm_content=ncl-FZ9z3crAdY&amp;utm_term=&amp;_nlid=FZ9z3crAdY&amp;_nhids=ncM4MFZBmTEXyls">reported</a> that his organization submitted public records requests seeking details on state efforts to safeguard voter rolls. The California Secretary of State’s Office responded that its central registration system does not maintain a specific category or reason for cancelations based on non-citizenship.
State officials noted that applicants must sign a document of eligibility under penalty of perjury when registering. But without serious tracking of potential noncitizen removals, it is difficult to see if those safeguards are working.
A different inquiry directed to the California Department of Justice about procedures for investigating referrals of possible illegal voting left some unanswered questions. California DOJ officials reported having no formal written policy listing standard procedures for managing or processing those referrals once they got them.
“California’s own Department of Justice — the agency charged with enforcing the state’s election laws — has no written policy for what happens when someone reports illegal voting. Not redacted. Not withheld. Nonexistent,” Sekulow wrote.
The National Voter Registration Act requires states to maintain and make publicly available their efforts to ensure roll accuracy for at least two years. A real problem is that driver’s licenses issued in California under state programs like AB 60, which don’t require proof of legal presence, can be used for personal identification.

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Trump-backed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, clearing the way for a general election showdown to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after a contentious primary that tested the future of Florida’s conservative movement.
With 90% of the vote counted, Donalds is cruising to victory with about 48%, well ahead of Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (R-FL) at 25% and businessman James Fishback (R-FL) at 10%. <a href="https://votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-08-18/florida-governor-republican-primary">Decision Desk HQ</a> called the race at 8 p.m. ET.
&#8220;I want to start by thanking God for all His blessings and protection over my family, and over my team,” Donalds said in a Tuesday night celebration speech. &#8220;Tonight, the primary is over. Tonight, we put aside our differences. Tonight, we are one united Republican Party.&#8221;
Donalds, like Trump, was born in New York City but has represented Florida’s 19th Congressional District — which covers Southwest Florida along the Gulf Coast — in Washington since 2021. Widely viewed as a rising star in the Republican Party, Donalds was even floated as a potential vice presidential pick during the 2024 election cycle, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/byron-donalds-on-vp-buzz-im-a-real-simple-dude-i-just-want-to-win">The Daily Wire</a> reported. 
“It’d be a great honor, but it’s his decision,” Donalds said in a Nashville interview with The Daily Wire at the time. “He’ll decide what he wants to do, and whatever his decision is, I’m going to support that. I just want to win,” he added. “I’m a real simple dude. I just want to win and be successful. That’s it.”
That attitude appeared to win over Trump, who jumped into the race in May, endorsing Donalds as a “highly respected” congressman who would help advance the “America First Agenda.”
“I know Byron well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a TOTAL WINNER,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116642799421262985">said</a> on Truth Social. “Byron Donalds will be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” 
On the campaign trail, Donalds<a href="https://byrondonalds.com/issues/"> ran</a> on advancing President Trump’s agenda, cracking down on illegal immigration, ending “woke ideology” in schools, and calling for an<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR4qqMWegVs"> end</a> to Cuba’s communist regime in an effort to win over Florida’s large Latino electorate. 
The former Democrat has also spoken openly about his born-again Christian conversion, which he says happened in a<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/09/08/byron-donalds-cracker-barrel-parking-lot"> Cracker Barrel</a> parking lot. As a young man, Donalds faced charges at 18 for marijuana possession and again at 20 in connection with a bank fraud scheme involving a bad check. The marijuana charge was dismissed after Donalds completed a pretrial diversion program, and he later had the fraud record sealed and expunged.
Fishback, who has himself faced questions over <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/florida-school-gop-james-fishback-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rcna249963">sexual misconduct allegations</a>, <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/811578-judge-orders-james-fishback-to-pay-his-former-hedge-fund-employer-1-3m/">financial disputes</a>, and <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/decision/james-fishback-stays-on-ballot-florida-governors-race-residency-claims/3839164/">residency requirements</a>, sought to capitalize on Donalds’ past but faced backlash after calling the GOP front-runner a “DEI hire” and a <a href="https://x.com/Patriot_Clips/status/2075663909227253891?s=20">“slave”</a> to corporate interests.
“I will apologize for calling Byron Donalds a slave when he gives back the $81 million he has taken from AIPAC, hedge-fund billionaires, and special interests who are trying to pave over the state and turn us into a concrete jungle,” Fishback <a href="https://x.com/Patriot_Clips/status/2075663909227253891?s=20">told</a> reporters. 
The 31-year-old, who is closely <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtjidiZRTg">aligned with Tucker Carlson</a>, ran a headline-grabbing, grievance-filled campaign built around issues he believed would resonate with the Gen Z right, including banning data centers, suspending aid to Israel, implementing a “sin” tax on OnlyFans, and ending what he called the H-1B visa &#8220;scam.&#8221;
DeSantis, barred from seeking a third term, largely stayed on the sidelines as the primary unfolded. He praised former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner while withholding an endorsement and took a pointed swipe at Donalds last year.
“We’ve achieved victories in Florida,” DeSantis <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/elections/desantis-endorse-governor-candidates-florida-2026/67-d41d3df8-f85c-44e5-bbbc-82067c738590">said</a> during a press conference last year. “A guy like Byron, he just hasn’t been a part of any of the victories that we’ve had here over the Left over these last years.”
Donalds and DeSantis were once close allies, but their relationship fractured in 2023 after Donalds broke with the governor over controversial education standards. The standards said enslaved people developed skills that could later be “applied for their personal benefit,” according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/byron-donalds-donald-trump-florida-governor-desantis-7cf12bdb0899d0165c4cbd98e5b3abe3#">Associated Press</a>. 
Donalds pushed back publicly at the time, writing on social media: “The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, &amp; accurate. That being said, the attempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong &amp; needs to be adjusted.”
Looking ahead, Donalds said <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/814808-byron-donalds-still-expects-ron-desantis-to-back-him-after-primary/">he expects</a> to earn the governor’s support as he prepares to carry the DeSantis legacy forward. Donalds has vowed to continue Florida’s fight against “woke” ideology in schools and state government. 
Under DeSantis, Florida has become a national battleground over culture-war fights, including DEI, abortion, and transgender issues. The state recently scored a major legal victory in its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-year-culture-war-fight-ends-with-major-win-for-desantis?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=35&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Three-Year+Culture+War+Fight+Ends+With+Major+Win+For+DeSantis">three-year fight</a> over a law restricting minors from attending sexually explicit live performances, including drag shows.
November&#8217;s election will effectively mark the end of the DeSantis era, which transformed Florida from a purple swing state into a ruby-red bastion for conservatives nationwide. Florida’s Republican advantage has grown dramatically in recent years, holding a roughly <a href="https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/?lv=true&amp;quot=&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com">1.5 million-voter registration edge</a> over Democrats. To win statewide, the Democrats would need to overcome the GOP’s registration lead by winning back Hispanics and persuading a large bloc of conservative-leaning voters who have backed Republicans in statewide elections.
This fall, Donalds will face Democratic nominee David Jolly, a former Republican congressman turned Democrat who wants to repeal Florida’s abortion ban and is leaning into identity politics. 
“Culture wars divide and demonize. Florida should reject the politics of division and hate, and instead create a home where everyone is valued, respected, and welcomed,” Jolly’s <a href="https://davidjolly.com/issues/">campaign website</a> reads. “Florida should embrace our immigrant community and celebrate their contributions to our state&#8217;s culture and economy.”
The <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/governor/race/479481">Cook Political Report</a> rates the race as Solid Republican.

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Ryan Elijah emerged victorious Tuesday in the Republican primary for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, as a series of controversies sinks incumbent Cory Mills’ attempt at re-election.
Mills, a two-term incumbent, faced Elijah, a former television journalist; businesswoman Sarah Ulrich; and veteran Michael Don Johnson in the GOP primary. With roughly 84% of the vote reported, Elijah led with 46.9% of the vote, followed by Mills with 34.4%, according to preliminary results. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 7:53 p.m. ET.
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Last November, lawmakers on the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Mills over allegations including possible domestic violence and campaign finance violations. The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-backed-congressman-faces-new-doj-probe">opened</a> a criminal probe into Mills last month in connection with his finances. Mills has denied the allegations and argued that they are politically motivated.
The incumbent also faced significant opposition from within his own party. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/05/congress/2-florida-republicans-endorse-mills-opponent-in-primary-01025306">endorsed Elijah</a>, while several Florida sheriffs also backed Elijah&#8217;s campaign. Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/14/florida-desantis-mills-house-support-01038128">said</a> last week that he did not support Mills.
Mills nevertheless entered the primary with President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/12/florida-mills-republican-primary-trump-01035412">endorsement</a>, which the president handed to him in February. Trump’s support came despite the controversies surrounding Mills, although the president did not publicly campaign for him in the final days of the primary.
Mills has defended his record in Congress, pointing to his constituent services and high-profile efforts to evacuate Americans from conflict zones including Afghanistan, Israel, and Haiti. His campaign also highlighted more than $100 million in constituent assistance secured through his congressional office.
Elijah campaigned heavily on the allegations against Mills and received endorsements from several prominent Florida Republicans. Johnson, who previously challenged Mills, also made Mills’ controversies a central focus of his campaign, while Ulrich ran as a socially conservative alternative.
Elijah will now face Democratic nominee Bale Dalton in November. Democrats have identified the district as a potential pickup opportunity, although the heavily Republican seat remains expected to favor the GOP.

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A growing rift between Democrats and their growing socialist wing is threatening to alienate the very voters the party needs to win elections — including people who have lived under communist regimes.
On Mark Halperin’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3slvFfBLJY&amp;t=2914s">The Morning Meeting platform</a>, a Puerto Rican-born voter with Cuban heritage living in Florida sounded the alarm Monday over the Democrats’ far-left drift and announced a permanent breakup with the party he used to support. 
“I&#8217;m a pretty open-minded guy. I voted Democrat many times. I was a big supporter of Hillary Clinton. I thought she was great, but the way this Democratic Party is going now, I don&#8217;t even want to hear it,” the voter named Gary said. “I&#8217;m just a Republican going forward. I can&#8217;t have it. I can&#8217;t have it. It&#8217;s just insulting to me the fact that the Democratic Party has allowed these parasites… into the party.” 
“It&#8217;s offensive. I&#8217;ve had uncles that have been imprisoned in Cuba for just being part of a Baptist church,” he added. 
Since President Donald Trump’s re-election, the Democratic establishment has watched its leftist wing barnstorm the country, racking up one victory after another. Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s upset in New York City’s mayoral primary kicked off the movement’s breakthrough, followed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdanis-socialists-upset-incumbent-dems-in-house-primary-sweep">three Democratic Socialists of America-backed leftists</a> ousting longtime Democratic representatives. The socialist-aligned Left also steamrolled its way through <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-trashes-the-socialist-poised-to-be-next-mayor-of-d-c">Washington, D.C.</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/socialist-hot-streak-continues-as-radical-leftist-unseats-15-term-democrat?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Socialist+Hot+Streak+Continues+As+Radical+Leftist+Unseats+15-Term+Democrat">Denver</a>, then succeeded in nominating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/platner-caves-suspends-senate-campaign">Graham Platner</a> for the U.S. Senate in Maine before he dropped out of the race following a rape allegation.
The movement scored another huge win earlier this month when Michigan Democrats nominated Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, delivering a humiliating blow to the party establishment, which failed to stop him from advancing to a pivotal November showdown with Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Rogers. Results showed El-Sayed won younger and more educated voters, while his establishment-backed rival, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), performed strongest among black and working-class voters, highlighting the DSA disconnect with traditionally faithful Democratic voting blocs. 
“What would you like to see the Democratic Party do?” Halperin asked Gary, who responded, “I don’t know.” 
“I think it&#8217;s part of an indoctrination of a lot of upper-class white young kids that are clueless. I think that&#8217;s really the base of the DSA. It&#8217;s not the working class. It&#8217;s just not. I don&#8217;t know the answer. I don&#8217;t care,” Gary said. 
Most Latinos living in the U.S. have a favorable view of capitalism, with 82% of Cubans reporting negative views towards socialism, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2022/09/29/hispanics-and-their-views-on-social-issues/">according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey.</a> On top of that, the DSA membership is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-data-proves-exactly-who-the-new-radical-democratic-base-is">overwhelmingly white</a> and has long struggled to recruit a more racially diverse group of organizers. 
Anti-socialist and anti-communist messaging has long resonated with Florida’s Latino voters, who made up nearly a quarter of the state’s 2024 electorate and backed Trump, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/exit-polls/florida/general/president/0">according to exit polls.</a> At the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention in Dallas, GOP leaders plan to take that message nationwide, framing November’s election as a choice between “common sense and crazy,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-rncs-biggest-convention-in-a-decade?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Inside+The+RNC%E2%80%99s+Biggest+Convention+In+A+Decade">The Daily Wire reported.</a>
A Republican source told The Daily Wire that the convention will spotlight the socialist’s movement’s most fringe positions on gender, policing, efforts to cancel Thanksgiving, as well as the growing electoral influence of leftist streamer Hasan Piker, who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flashback-hasan-piker-admitted-to-colluding-with-cuban-regime-a-year-before-feds-investigated">admitted</a> to colluding with Cuba’s communist regime. 
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is also worried that Republicans’ “anti-communist” messaging could sink socialist candidates and jeopardize the party’s chances of retaking control of Congress. During a podcast appearance with liberal tech journalist Kara Swisher, Clinton <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-clinton-warns-socialists-about-label-that-could-haunt-them?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Hillary+Clinton+Warns+Socialists+About+Label+That+Could+Haunt+Them">raised concerns </a>about the electability of El-Sayed and other DSA-backed candidates. 
“You’re not going to convince Republican voters in Michigan, and the real fight will be how do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El-Sayed, and how do we get independents to feel comfortable?” Clinton asked. “And you can see that it’s not just about Michigan, but the Republican messaging is communist, socialist. It’s going to be a very effective attack.”

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating socialist frontrunner Francesca Hong after polls showed him trailing by double digits just days before the election.
Decision Desk Headquarters called the race early Wednesday morning for Crowley, who reentered the contest only weeks before the primary and earned the backing of outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. With nearly all votes in, Crowley leads his socialist rival by a little over 3,000 votes. 
Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, significantly underperformed in white working-class parts of the state and failed to generate the margins she needed in deep-blue college towns like Madison.
It’s a narrow but significant victory for the establishment, which pulled off an 11th-hour campaign to stop Hong and ensure the party’s rebellious socialist summer surge hit a brick wall in the industrial battleground of Wisconsin. In the final stretch of the campaign, Crowley seized on Hong’s high-profile stumbles and rejected the establishment label as a racial slur.
“I&#8217;m trying to figure out who the establishment is, right? I think that when we talk about the establishment, I don&#8217;t know who that is. I&#8217;m a kid that grew up in 53206 zip code. My parents was drug addicts and suffered from mental health,” he <a href="http://Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating socialist frontrunner Francesca Hong after polls showed him trailing by double digits just days before the election. Decision Desk Headquarters called the race early Wednesday morning for Crowley, who reentered the contest only weeks before the primary and earned the backing of outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. With nearly all votes in, Crowley leads his socialist rival by a little over 3,000 votes.  Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, significantly underperformed in white working-class parts of the state and failed to generate the margins she needed in deep-blue college towns like Madison. It’s a narrow but significant victory for the establishment, which pulled off an 11th-hour campaign to stop Hong and ensure the party’s rebellious socialist summer surge hit a brick wall in the industrial battleground of Wisconsin. In the final stretch of the campaign, Crowley seized on Hong’s high-profile stumbles and rejected the establishment label as a racial slur. “I'm trying to figure out who the establishment is, right? I think that when we talk about the establishment, I don't know who that is. I'm a kid that grew up in 53206 zip code. My parents was drug addicts and suffered from mental health,” he told reporters. “So when people try to call me the establishment, I look at that as a slur, particularly as an African American candidate.”  “That's my foundation. That's what I'm going to continue to do as a county executive, and what I'm going to do as the governor of Wisconsin,” he added.  His message resonated with enough voters to deliver a comeback that defied a flurry of pre-election polls showing Hong with a commanding double-digit lead over the rest of the Democratic field. One of the final polls before Election Day had Hong leading Crowley 44% to 22%.">told</a> reporters. “So when people try to call me the establishment, I look at that as a slur, particularly as an African American candidate.” 
“That&#8217;s my foundation. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m going to continue to do as a county executive, and what I&#8217;m going to do as the governor of Wisconsin,” he added. 
He also ran on a message of electability, arguing that Hong was far too extreme to win statewide in a swing state where Republicans are already facing national political headwinds.
“The Republican Governors Association is bankrolling millions right now, not to attack a Democrat, but to boost one, because they’ve decided which Democratic nominee they can beat in November,” Crowley <a href="https://www.crowleyforwi.com/">said</a>, explaining his decision to get back into the race. “That is a five-alarm warning sign. We cannot let the GOP choose the Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin.&#8221;
But Crowley’s comeback was not without its own vulnerabilities, as scrutiny of his past complicated his standing with leftist voters. 
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/wisconsin-democrat-david-crowley-dirt-mcgirk-twitter-rcna588646">NBC News</a> uncovered old social media posts linking Crowley to a pseudonymous X account called “Dirt McGirk,” which the outlet said featured racist, sexist, and homophobic posts between 2010 and 2014. Crowley insisted other people had access to the X burner account and condemned the posts.
Still, Hong&#8217;s high-profile stumbles in the homestretch appeared to decisively shift the race in Crowley&#8217;s favor, delivering a comeback that defied a flurry of pre-election polls showing Hong with a commanding double-digit lead over the rest of the Democratic field. One of the final polls before Election Day had Hong leading Crowley 44% to 22%.
Evers, who backed Crowley after he reentered the race, had openly warned that Hong would face difficulty defeating Republican nominee Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI).
&#8220;I think she&#8217;s in a tough place. She has spent her entire campaign dealing not with the issues, but what&#8217;s on the Twitter, and I just find that that&#8217;s not a good way to beat Tom Tiffany,&#8221; Evers said in the campaign&#8217;s homestretch. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be tough&#8230;but I think she&#8217;s at a real disadvantage, especially since she spends a lot of time talking about Twitter.&#8221;
Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and part-time bartender, had ridden a wave of leftist enthusiasm to become the race&#8217;s surprise frontrunner, setting off a late scramble among establishment Democrats to stop her.
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Democratic primary in late July as Hong surged in the polls, appearing to concede at the time that her nomination was inevitable.
“Last night I had a very difficult conversation with staff,” Barnes <a href="https://x.com/TheOtherMandela/status/2082894497839468849">said in a social media video</a>. “We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message. But it’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
But Crowley&#8217;s late return to the race ultimately gave Democrats an alternative to Hong, who generated national headlines over a series of old social media posts and leftist policy positions.
“Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621,” she said in a deleted 2020 social media post. “If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed indigenous folx and women, so be it.”
Hong has also criticized other major American holidays, saying she doesn&#8217;t like fireworks ahead of Independence Day, dismissing Halloween as &#8220;not my thing,&#8221; and claiming Valentine&#8217;s Day brings out &#8220;the worst of humanity&#8221; on a day when &#8220;capitalism tells you how to show love.&#8221;
Hong&#8217;s rise drew national attention but did not result in endorsements from two of the country&#8217;s most prominent Democratic socialists, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Crowley will now face Tiffany, the Republican nominee, in November as both parties battle for control of the governor&#8217;s mansion after Evers decided not to seek another term.
Tiffany has centered his campaign on affordability and reducing the size and cost of state government.
“Let&#8217;s get control of our utility rates, which have been skyrocketing $2 billion plus in the last eight years. Let&#8217;s get control of the red tape and let&#8217;s also audit all of state government,” Tiffany <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2086575835759161785?s=20">said</a> on Fox News over the weekend. &#8220;It is one of the most popular issues amongst people that I&#8217;m talking to at this point. Boy, let&#8217;s root out the fraud and waste because we know what&#8217;s happening here in Wisconsin also.&#8221;

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Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic gubernatorial primary was too close to call late Tuesday, with socialist frontrunner Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley separated by a razor-thin margin after polls had projected Hong was headed for a decisive victory.
With 82% of the vote reported, Crowley held 39.96% of the vote to Hong&#8217;s 39.84%, a virtual tie in a race to determine who faces Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.
The nail-biter marked a dramatic departure from pre-election polling, which showed Hong with a commanding lead over her Democratic rivals. One of the final pre-election polls showed Hong leading Crowley 44% to 22%.
Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, had ridden a wave of leftist enthusiasm to become the race&#8217;s surprise frontrunner, setting off a late scramble among establishment Democrats to stop her.
Crowley&#8217;s unexpectedly strong showing kept that effort alive late Tuesday, with neither candidate able to claim victory as outstanding ballots were still being counted.

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The highest-profile socialists in Congress have refused to endorse or campaign with Thanksgiving-hating Francesca Hong as Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday, setting up a potential make-or-break moment for the socialist wing’s summer surge momentum.
“I don’t think so,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wisconsin-dem-gov-says-socialist-candidate-is-in-a-tough-place-after-thanksgiving-uproar">said</a> last week when asked if he would endorse Hong on the “Pod Save America” podcast. “I met Francesca a couple of years ago, [when] I was in Wisconsin. And she was very, very nice. But, again, this is a race I just am not that familiar with.” 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6019083-ocasio-cortez-declines-hong-endorsement/">turned down</a> the opportunity to support Hong. “I haven’t endorsed in that race. My focus has been in winning back the Congress, winning back the House, and positioning ourselves to have the best chance possible to win the Senate,” she told ABC News, while joking that her and other socialist politicians’ calls to &#8220;defund the police&#8221; were just a “crazy, Woke 1” era.
In response to the cold shoulders, Hong said she will seek additional conversations with her Left-wing skeptics. 
“I have so much respect for the senator and the congresswoman, and they are working tirelessly to make sure that we can flip Congress and the Senate and get Democrats wins in the midterms. I look forward to conversations with them about that, too,” she <a href="https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/2087206182838555014?s=20">told</a> reporters. 
Hasan Piker, the leftist streamer who has <a href="https://x.com/hasanthehun/status/2083913145555308913?s=20">enthusiastically backed</a> Hong, is also sitting out Tuesday&#8217;s final push, according to Politico. 
Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, holds a <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/democratic-primary/2026/wisconsin">commanding polling lead</a> going into Wisconsin’s contentious Democratic gubernatorial primary against establishment-backed David Crowley. Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, has the endorsement of outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers, who leaned on moderate politics to keep Republicans out of the governor’s mansion for nearly a decade.
“I think she’s in a tough place. She has spent her entire campaign dealing not with the issues, but what’s on the Twitter, and I just find that that’s not a good way to beat Tom Tiffany,” Evers said of Hong. “It’s going to be tough … but I think she’s at a real disadvantage, especially since she spends a lot of time talking about Twitter.”
The far-Left bartender has faced intense scrutiny and negative media coverage in recent weeks over fringe views, including past calls to scrap Thanksgiving from the American tradition, abolish the U.S. Senate, and do away with prisons and police. Hong has also taken aim at other iconic American holidays, saying she <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1145165736249348097?s=20">doesn’t like fireworks</a> ahead of Independence Day, dismissing Halloween as “<a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1982101721452044718?s=20">not my thing</a>,” and claiming Valentine’s Day brings out “<a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1493293767742402563?s=20">the worst of humanity</a>” on a day when “capitalism tells you how to show love.”
Hong’s insurgent campaign also drew criticism for tapping an OnlyFans model and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-governor-candidate-taps-onlyfans-model-as-deputy-campaign-manager?author=Leona+Salinas&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Far-Left+Governor+Candidate+Taps+OnlyFans+Model+As+Deputy+Campaign+Manager">self-described sex worker</a> as a senior staffer. That baggage, coupled with rambling national interviews that only dug her political hole deeper, appears to be keeping what should be her staunchest allies on the sidelines.
<a href="https://polymarket.com/event/wisconsin-governor-winner-2026">Prediction markets</a> currently favor Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) to win in November.

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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is hoping to secure another four years in the governor’s mansion by adding a former “Republican” mayor to her ticket who backed Kamala Harris for president and was censured by a local conservative group.
In a <a href="https://x.com/katiehobbs/status/2087162216672027007?s=20">joint video statement</a> on Tuesday, Hobbs touted her running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, as a card-carrying conservative without mentioning his more recent Democratic voting record.
“The first thing I looked for in a running mate was someone who shares that value of putting Arizonans ahead of partisan politics. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m proud to introduce my running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles.” 
For the first time, voters in the Grand Canyon State will elect a lieutenant governor as part of the gubernatorial ticket after approving a ballot measure that created the position in 2022 — setting up a major test for Hobbs as she battles Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) in a closely watched reelection fight.
“I was a lifelong Republican before becoming an independent because extremists shouldn&#8217;t stand in the way of getting things done,” Giles said. “I&#8217;m proud to join Katie Hobbs as her candidate for lieutenant governor, because Katie will continue to put Arizona first.”
During the 2024 election, Giles, who served as Mesa’s mayor from 2014 to 2025, made national headlines after endorsing Harris for president in an op-ed that accused the Trump-led GOP of becoming consumed by extremism. Before that, Giles endorsed Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly over Republican Blake Masters and Hobbs over MAGA firebrand Kari Lake — moves that infuriated Republicans and prompted at least one Republican group to censure him formally.
“Since Donald Trump refused to accept the outcome of the 2020 election, Republicans have yet to course correct,” he <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4797963-republican-arizona-harris-trump-mccain/">said</a> at the time. “The Republican Party with Trump at its helm continues down the path of political extremism, away from focusing on our fundamental freedoms.”
Hobbs is the latest swing-state Democrat to tout crossover Republican support for political clout as the national party struggles to stop a surging socialist takeover that threatens to alienate key swing voters.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-for-talarico-exposed-as-complete-scam?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Republicans+For+Talarico%E2%80%99+Exposed+As+Complete+Scam">The Daily Wire</a> previously uncovered how leftist outlet MS NOW aired a segment featuring three Texas women who identified themselves as Republicans and vowed to cross over for James Talarico – but records show at least some of them have voted in Democratic primaries and donated to liberal candidates and causes.
During the segment, former school board candidate Mindy McClure described herself as a “moderate Republican.” <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00931741/?cycle=2026&amp;tab=about-committee">Federal Election Commission filings, however,</a> show McClure repeatedly gave money through ActBlue to Democratic candidates and anti-Trump groups dating back to 2018, including the Lincoln Project and Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.
“Republicans for Talarico is as real as the six genders that Talarico claims exist, but has yet to explain what they are. This lame rebrand of White Dudes for Kamala is full of lifelong Democrat donors, activists, and other losers,” RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said in a statement to The Daily Wire.

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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed criticized football as a breeding ground for “toxic masculinity” — and praised European soccer as a more egalitarian alternative — according to resurfaced writings from the far-Left candidate.
El-Sayed made the comments in a 2021 Substack post responding to the resignation of then-Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, whose private emails containing racist and misogynistic language had become public.
“The toxic masculinity at the heart of America’s most popular sport — and men’s sports culture more generally — is way deeper than a few emails …” El-Sayed <a href="https://web.archive.org/abdulelsayed.substack.com/p/jon-gruden-is-yesterdays-coach-ted">wrote</a>.
The remarks are the latest resurfaced comments to draw attention to El-Sayed’s views on Michigan and American culture as he prepares for a general election campaign against Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers.
El-Sayed played American football himself as a student at Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, serving as a team captain and two-year starter at center and nose guard.
In his 2021 post, El-Sayed recalled football as an important part of his childhood, writing that “sports were my lifeline” and that he felt free on the football field. But he described the culture surrounding the sport in considerably harsher terms. He argued that a particular “bro” culture had been passed down through football for generations. “Racism, misogyny, and homophobia were lingua franca,” El-Sayed wrote.
El-Sayed contrasted that culture with the fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso, the title character of the Apple TV+ series, who he held up as an example of a healthier model of masculinity and coaching. “Ted cries. He talks through his problems. He encourages his players. He bakes biscuits (er, cookies) for his boss. He smiles … like, all the time,” El-Sayed wrote.
He argued that coaches should create an environment built around “positive, inclusive, and empowering values,” while acknowledging that sports can teach young people lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and discipline. “Sport is a metaphor for life,” he wrote.
El-Sayed also expressed a distinctly political preference for European soccer in another 2021 Substack <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250119203517/https:/abdulelsayed.substack.com/p/europes-super-league-and-the-fragility">post</a>, writing that the sport’s promotion and relegation system “speaks to my politics.”
“But European soccer also speaks to my politics,” El-Sayed wrote. “Compared to American sports leagues, the sport is also deeply egalitarian.”
He praised the system for allowing teams to move between leagues based on performance and contrasted it with American professional sports, where teams remain in closed leagues regardless of their success. El-Sayed’s criticism of football comes as other resurfaced remarks have placed renewed attention on his sometimes-negative assessments of his home state.
During his unsuccessful 2018 campaign for governor, El-Sayed was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/el-sayed-once-trashed-beloved-michigan-vacation-destination">recorded complaining</a> about Mackinac Island, one of Michigan’s most prominent tourist destinations.
“I hate Mackinac so much,” El-Sayed said in a documentary about his campaign. “Every time I’ve ever come here I’ve hated it. Why am I here?”
El-Sayed went on to joke that if he won the governor’s race, Mackinac Island would become his summer home.
His comments have only made it easier for Republicans to portray El-Sayed as disconnected from Michigan voters. Rogers has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-rogers-makes-his-pitch-for-dem-support-in-michigan-after-el-sayeds-divisive-victory">made appeals</a> directly to Democrats who may be uncomfortable with El-Sayed’s far-Left politics.
El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in last week’s Democratic Senate primary, winning 48.5% of the vote to Stevens’ 47.5%. His campaign was backed by a number of far-Left figures including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
Democratic leaders who backed Stevens during the primary, including Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/establishment-dems-fall-in-line-behind-el-sayed">Gretchen Whitmer</a> and Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cuck-schumer-endorses-el-sayed-who-campaigned-on-replacing-him">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY), have since fallen in line behind El-Sayed as the party’s nominee.
El-Sayed will face Rogers in November in a race that could help determine control of the Senate. The Republican nominee has already sought to make the race a referendum on the direction of the Democratic Party, arguing that El-Sayed represents an increasingly leftward movement within the party.
His past writings now provide another window into the political and cultural views of the Democratic nominee — including his longstanding preference for soccer over the sport beloved by millions of Americans every fall.

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California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is rolling out a new organizing strategy aimed at turning ordinary online spaces — including family group chats, neighborhood Facebook groups, and alumni networks — into vehicles for Democratic messaging as he continues expanding his national political operation ahead of a potential 2028 presidential campaign.
Newsom&#8217;s federal political action committee, Campaign for Democracy, emailed supporters this week inviting them to join a new digital volunteer program designed to spread Democratic messaging through personal relationships rather than traditional campaign advertisements, The <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/gavin-newsom-recruits-supporters-to-spread-campaign-messages-in-family-group-chats/">New York Post</a> reported.
The program centers on training volunteers to carry campaign-approved messaging into online communities where politics is typically not the focus. &#8220;A lot of those spaces aren&#8217;t political at all,&#8221; the email states. &#8220;That&#8217;s the point.&#8221; 
Rather than asking supporters to simply repost campaign content, the PAC says volunteers will receive weekly training and messaging that they are encouraged to rewrite in their own words before sharing with friends, relatives, classmates, and other acquaintances. &#8220;So the task isn&#8217;t forwarding talking points or propaganda,&#8221; the email explains. &#8220;It&#8217;s taking what we send you and translating it for people you understand better than we do.&#8221;
The email argues that trusted personal relationships provide an opportunity campaigns cannot replicate through conventional advertising. &#8220;The person already in that room is the only one who can get a message in, and the only one who knows how to say it so it doesn&#8217;t feel out of place,&#8221; it says.
Supporters who enroll will participate in weekly virtual training sessions over the next eight weeks and use a web application called &#8220;Echo&#8221; to distribute campaign messaging through their existing online networks.
Political consultant Matthew Klink criticized the organizing strategy, arguing it further blurs the line between everyday social interactions and partisan politics. 
&#8220;The Left has this preoccupation of making everything political and this is carrying it to another extreme,&#8221; Klink told the Post. &#8220;We joke that families are already divided by talking politics at the dinner table — this is that on steroids.&#8221;
According to Newsom&#8217;s PAC, volunteers will receive messaging supporting Democratic candidates in competitive races across the country, including Nevada gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford and New Hampshire Senate candidate Chris Pappas — two contests that could prove important to Democratic electoral prospects while also raising Newsom&#8217;s visibility in states expected to play significant roles during the next presidential nominating process.
The effort comes as Newsom continues building a national political infrastructure widely viewed as laying the groundwork for a 2028 White House bid, even as he continues to publicly decline to say whether he intends to run.
Newsom&#8217;s political team has framed the new initiative as part of a broader effort to help Democrats perform well in the 2026 midterms. 
&#8220;This is smart political organizing: empowering real people to persuade the people they know best,&#8221; Newsom spokesman Izzy Gardon told the Post.
Gardon emphasized that the effort relies on volunteers rather than paid influencers and said Newsom has used his national political organization to raise millions of dollars for Democratic candidates.
The digital organizing campaign coincides with Newsom&#8217;s increasingly aggressive national travel schedule. This weekend, Newsom will spend three days <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/gavin-newsom-michigan-democrats-22376220.php">campaigning in Michigan</a> following the Democratic primary victories of several Left-wing candidates, including Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Newsom quickly endorsed El-Sayed after his primary victory and plans to campaign for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot while meeting with black community leaders, students, labor activists, and grassroots organizers.
The Michigan trip follows similar campaign appearances in other battleground states and adds to Newsom&#8217;s growing national profile as Democrats position themselves for both the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential cycle.

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U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Thursday <a href="https://x.com/SenJonHusted/status/2085421829708218751?s=20">called</a> on Rep. Max Miller to end his re-election campaign and resign from Congress, breaking his silence on the mounting domestic abuse allegations against the Ohio congressman.
The defiant and embattled congressman faces growing pressure to drop out ahead of a looming deadline as Republicans grow increasingly uneasy over allegations that he emotionally and physically abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter.
“Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress,” Sen. Husted said in a statement. “I know both Max Miller and Emily Moreno, as well as their families. I am deeply saddened that their personal lives have become such a public matter, especially as it relates to their daughter, Ruthie.”
Miller&#8217;s ex-wife, Emily Moreno — the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) — has accused the congressman of holding a gun to her head, throwing hot water at her, and fracturing their daughter&#8217;s collarbone, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/business/media/cnn-max-miller-jake-tapper.html">The New York Times</a>. Miller, who faces dimming odds of winning a third term, has denied the allegations, alleging his ex-wife has mental health problems amid a heated child custody battle.
Sen. Moreno was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-says-family-dispute-put-him-in-seventh-level-of-hell">first to</a> call on Miller to quit Congress, adding, “He needs serious help.” One reporter pointed to a statement from Miller in which he’d said Moreno was only attacking him to “hide from” his “own circus,” and asked what that might be referencing.
“The ramblings of a madman,” Moreno said, adding, “I don’t even know what that means.”
Earlier this week, Trump called Miller to warn him about his prospects, and Miller insisted he could weather the allegations — with Democrats needing only a handful of pickups to retake the chamber.
The political argument provoked a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/embattled-gop-rep-agreed-to-live-interview-it-didnt-go-well">fiery response</a> from Moreno, telling reporters, “Look, I don’t care about the politics. I hope that you understand — or maybe I hope that you never have to understand — what my daughter has been through, what my daughter is going through, what my wife is going through … this is truly the seventh level of hell.”
Husted, who is also locked in a tough re-election fight, piled on Thursday, arguing the serious nature of the allegations and their effect on the couple&#8217;s daughter warranted an immediate exit from Washington.
“Given everything they are facing, I do not see how a campaign for Congress benefits any of them. I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter,” Husted said.
“Years from now, I believe he will look back and know it was the right choice for her,” he added.
In damage control, Miller went on <a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2084749681448374468?s=20">CNN’s “The Lead” with Jake Tapper</a> and delivered a performance many viewed as disastrous.
Tapper opened the contentious interview by asking about the stuffed “little blue bunny” that Miller’s daughter took everywhere and asked whether Moreno had been telling the truth when he said Miller had refused to return it for two days: “If it’s true, that sounds like emotionally abusive behavior toward the toddler, to refuse to give into her when she can’t sleep without it.”
Without answering the question, Miller said that he agreed that it “would be incredibly disturbing&#8221; if the senator was telling the truth.
Tapper continued to press Miller over a <a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2084750725213532441?s=20">Dropbox link</a> he shared to bolster his defense that included a photo of his daughter in a state of undress, The Daily Wire previously reported. The link remained live for about a day before it was removed along with the image.
Tapper noted that Miller&#8217;s lawyer had accepted responsibility for the &#8220;mistake,&#8221; but insisted it was still &#8220;shockingly reckless&#8221; to allow it to happen.
Miller objected, arguing that the photo was part of the evidence in a child protective services investigation and wasn’t that inappropriate — and claimed that it was being blown out of proportion by media outlets.
Tapper, clearly taken aback, asked how he could defend releasing such a photo — and Miller immediately claimed he wasn’t defending it.
“You just defended it!” Tapper replied.
As of Thursday, both U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump have stopped short of calling on Miller to step aside.
<a href="https://polymarket.com/event/oh-07-house-election-winner">Polymarket</a> gives Democrats a 70% chance of flipping Ohio&#8217;s 7th Congressional District, a seat President Trump carried in 2024.

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