Hunter Woodall

Covering politics @MSNOWNews. Proud @StarTribune and @KCStar alum. Mizzou grad. Email: [email protected]

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Feenstra's gov campaign told @MSNOWNews earlier tonight that "President Trump knows that Randy is the only proven conservative who can defeat Extreme Liberal Rob Sand and keep Iowa red.” Hours later, Feenstra was conceding the primary. What went down: https://t.co/ltPkysz76I

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And one for the campaign finance folks like myself: between his 2020 presidential run and this year’s California governor campaign, Tom Steyer will have invested at least $500 million into trying to get himself elected, records show.

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A billionaire, a Cabinet secretary and a Fox News host walk into California governor’s race: how the state got to today; where the primary has been defined as much by who’s running as it has been by those who passed on the contest. https://t.co/QWKCQQr2S5

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A billionaire, a Cabinet secretary and a Fox News host walk into California governor’s race: how the state got to today; where the primary has been defined as much by who’s running as it has been by those who passed on the contest. https://t.co/QWKCQQr2S5

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MS NOW scoop: Roy Cooper’s first tv ad of the cycle carries an economic message. The issue is likely a key part to what amounts to a must win race for Democrats. With one exception, they’ve lost every single U.S. Senate race in North Carolina this century.
https://t.co/LWniUjxxi7

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Telling Republicans you vote with President Donald Trump 99 percent of the time, it turns out, is not enough. On Texas and Trump: https://t.co/Mq0kLyYqjD

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There's a sense of disquiet in Democratic politics, eerily similar to the reckoning that played out when Biden’s debate performance led to him eventually ending his re-election campaign. Allies are defending DNC Chair Martin, but concern is intense. https://t.co/G7L1yqCUS0

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Lots of new scoops from @EugeneDaniels2 and myself in our story on the chaotic DNC 2024 election report. Portions of the autopsy borrow heavily — in some cases, nearly verbatim — from news articles, all without citation.
https://t.co/G7L1yqCUS0

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Plenty in today's report is directly challenged by DNC annotations about a lack of provided evidence by the author. One disputed line in the report: "the GOP’s victory in 2024 largely came down to its ability to learn more from President Obama’s victory than Democrats did."

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“The national campaign did not effectively drive Trump’s negatives, and the White House did not effectively support Vice President Harris over three and half years to improve her standing before the candidate switch,” the report says. https://t.co/IXxMDr2ITJ

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“The national campaign did not effectively drive Trump’s negatives, and the White House did not effectively support Vice President Harris over three and half years to improve her standing before the candidate switch,” the report says. https://t.co/IXxMDr2ITJ

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Breaking: the DNC has released its 2024 election autopsy after declining to do so. https://t.co/7IK5ize8Jz

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The quick take from tonight's contests: Trump’s primary power reigns — with an asterisk in Georgia and Alabama. https://t.co/DMR5n7S6G3

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An aspect that could be pivotal in the midterms. Even Republicans see it being difficult to defeat Gov. Shapiro this fall. And a strong performance by Shapiro could help swing critical House races to Democrats and set the governor up for a 2028 run. https://t.co/gUheOumtBB

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The DCCC made their pick in today’s PA-7 primary clear recently when they sided with Bob Brooks. That hasn’t sat well with some of its own members. Even Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who endorsed Brooks in September, said the committee had overstepped. https://t.co/yVcwYgjdx6

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Lead Left, which Democrats are insinuating ties back to Republicans, continues to spend in the Pennsylvania 7th district primary that may prove critical to Democrats midterm math. New FEC filing this afternoon shows more money heading to the contest. https://t.co/v5sZ14XblJ

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Campaign finance in KY: around $25.8 million in outside spending in the primary contest between Rep. Massie and Trump endorsed Gallrein.
$10.14 million opposing Massie.
$6.8 million opposing Gallrein.
Almost $5.4 million supporting Gallrein.
Nearly $3.5 million to support Massie.

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In defeat, Cassidy talked character, integrity and leadership, stressed the ideals that are supposed to tie the nation together — the same tone Trump’s opponents struck back in the 2016 GOP primary, as they dropped out and brought the country, and the party, to where it is today.

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The long view on what last night in Louisiana showed: Bill Cassidy held Trump accountable. Voters responded by trying to humiliate him. https://t.co/XYcCoTYWky

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The long view on what last night in Louisiana showed: Bill Cassidy held Trump accountable. Voters responded by trying to humiliate him. https://t.co/XYcCoTYWky

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How gerrymandering is reshaping the battle for the House- and the messaging chaos it’s creating amid voter confusion. Latest w/@KevinJFrey: https://t.co/lNfICZChft

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Nebraska’s primary looms large in politics today. Democrats’ first test for taking the House: Win Don Bacon’s seat in Nebraska. My latest for @MSNOWNews: https://t.co/A7XDTgquTo

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Ohio Democrats want to reclaim lost ground. To do that, they’ll have to bounce back from a ‘24 performance where their party had the worst loss by a presidential nominee of either major party in the state since Walter Mondale in 1984. My latest: https://t.co/VtTs16yj7H