Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* It’s Election Day in Texas’ 6th congressional district, where Susan Wright (R) hopes to succeed her late husband, former Rep. Ron Wright (R), in a special election runoff. She’s facing off against state Rep. Jake Ellzey (R), who appears to have closed the gap in recent weeks.
* In related news, Donald Trump’s political operation appears to be scrambling to rescue Wright’s candidacy, including a new robocall from the former president. In comes on the heels of Trump’s political operation making a late $100,000 ad buy in the district.
* In case Arizona’s election “audit” wasn’t quite absurd enough, it’s no longer clear who’s overseeing the process: former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R), who has served as the state Senate liaison to the audit, is apparently no longer allowed in the building.
* On a related note, though the sham process appeared to be nearing its end, the Republican-led state Senate has apparently now issued a new subpoena “asking for additional election materials.”
* In a sign of the times, the NRA has declined to endorse Glenn Youngkin’ (R) gubernatorial campaign in Virginia, after the candidate declined to complete the group’s candidate questionnaire. * Charlie Gerow, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, reportedly “drove for several miles with the motorcycle stuck to the front of his car, according to a witness.” Gerow is now cooperating with a police investigation into the incident, in which a motorcyclist was killed. * And the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported yesterday that “several Republican Georgia legislators are building a case for the state government to take over Fulton County elections.” There’s no evidence of election irregularities in the heavily Democratic county, but the GOP’s new voter-suppression law nevertheless makes such a takeover possible.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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