“Mike Lindell is running for governor in Minnesota, but he isn’t even registered to vote there,” Mediaite reports.
“Lindell scored President Donald Trump’s endorsement on Wednesday and has maintained a small lead in the polls.”
Josh Shapiro Goes Big for Downballot Dems
“Josh Shapiro is making his biggest midterm play yet — with a likely eye on 2028,” Politico reports.
“The Pennsylvania governor is pouring $3.3 million into a coordinated campaign launching this weekend to help Democrats in the nation’s biggest swing state flip four congressional seats and secure a governing trifecta in Harrisburg for the first time in three decades.”
Americans Are Angry About Data Centers
Reuters: “In this deeply polarized country, opposition to data centers is among the few issues that unite voters across ideological lines. Just a third of Americans approve of the pace of data-center construction, according to a June Reuters/Ipsos poll. Only 14% of respondents would support a data center being built in their community.”
“That tension is increasingly pronounced in Michigan, where at least 13 data centers are in various stages of planning — and communities in Saline and beyond are fighting back.”
North Carolina GOP Moves Against Early Voting
“Republicans in North Carolina who control state and county election boards have attempted to move early voting sites off college campuses and reduce Sunday voting, which officials in both parties called a blatant attempt to make it harder for students and Black voters to cast ballots,” the New York Times reports.
Gavin Newsom Lawyers Up
“Gavin Newsom has retained prominent defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to represent him as federal investigators probe the California governor’s circle,” Politico reports.
Nevada Governor Not Ticketed After Identifying Himself
“Nevada’s governor was pulled over by a Las Vegas police officer in May for allegedly failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn in his pickup truck. He wasn’t ticketed after identifying himself,” the Associated Press reports.
“‘I’m Joe Lombardo,’ he said as the officer arrived at the passenger-side window, police body camera video obtained by The Associated Press shows.”
McCain Name Is Now Raising Money for a Democrat
“Cindy and her son Jimmy McCain will host a fundraiser on behalf of Gov. Katie Hobbs in September, lending the state’s most storied Republican name to the re-election campaign of the Democratic incumbent,” MS NOW reports.
Musk Funds Ramaswamy’s Bid for Ohio Governor
“In the weeks after President Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the two men and their allies developed a frosty relationship. Just as Mr. Trump was inaugurated last January, Mr. Ramaswamy left the initiative, aimed at downsizing the federal work force, before it began, and Mr. Musk took charge,” the New York Times reports.
“But they seem to have buried the hatchet: Mr. Musk, the world’s richest person, donated $5 million in May to back Mr. Ramaswamy’s bid to be governor of Ohio, according to a campaign-finance filing made public on Wednesday.”
“The donation is another sign of Mr. Musk’s engagement in the midterm elections despite his apparent disillusionment with Republican politics over the past couple of years. He has now spent at least $90 million this election cycle, becoming one of its largest donors.”
Trump Endorses MyPillow Founder for Governor
“Donald Trump has endorsed Mike Lindell’s bid for Minnesota governor, calling the MyPillow founder ‘one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots’ in a Truth Social post on Wednesday,” The Guardian reports.
Baltimore Sun Owner Threatens to Sue Wes Moore
“The owner of The Baltimore Sun is threatening to sue Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over comments the governor made linking him to Jeffrey Epstein,” Semafor reports.
“During an appearance on MS NOW on June 16, Moore was asked about the newspaper’s recent critical reporting on Moore’s administration and past military record. The Maryland governor dismissed the reporting as a political hit and tried to tie Sinclair’s executive chairman, David Smith, to the disgraced billionaire financier.”
GOP Governors Back Trump Grid Cost Pledge
“President Donald Trump is expanding his data center pledge to include some Republican governors and several large utilities, according to state officials and industry executives,” Politico reports.
”Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe have all signed the White House’s so-called Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a set of principles committing data center developers to pay for their fair share of energy and water use, along with electric grid improvements and maintenance, according to officials in each state. Electric utilities are also expected to sign the pledge.”
Elon Musk Broke the Law by Giving Voters $1 Million
“Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found,” CNN reports.
“The Wisconsin Elections Commission, consisting of three Democrats and three Republicans, voted 5-1 in closed session on Thursday to refer the complaints to the district attorney.”
Nancy Mace Says Split with Trump May Have Doomed Her
“Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said that her split with President Trump over her push for the Epstein Files Transparency Act could have been the tipping point in her failed gubernatorial bid,” NewsNation reports.
Said Mace: “It may have ended my political career.”
Rob Sand Could Break Iowa’s GOP Governor Streak
“With President Trump’s approval ratings languishing and Democratic candidates polling well, Rob Sand, Iowa’s state auditor, could become the state’s first Democratic governor in 16 years after November’s election,” the New York Times reports.
“Yet as governor, Mr. Sand would be unable to block Republican priorities if the GOP wins a supermajority in the state legislature. Republicans would have the numbers to override any of his vetoes, as Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas and Andy Beshear of Kentucky, both Democratic leaders in Republican states, know all too well.”
“So Democrats are leaning on a handful of moderate newcomers — bolstered by outside money — to flip several districts in November, and influence the balance of power in a state that has gone from consummate battleground to ruby red over the past decade.”
Georgia Lt. Gov. Won’t Commit to Backing Rick Jackson
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) still isn’t ready to rally behind billionaire Rick Jackson’s (R) bid for governor, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“In his first interview since his defeat in the Republican runoff, Jones wouldn’t say whether he would even vote for Jackson in November and warned that the party’s nominee must repair a fractured GOP foundation before turning to the broader electorate.”
Said Jones: “We’ll see. Obviously, I’m interested in supporting and keeping Georgia Republican-run and keeping it red. And I think November is going to be a challenge.”
“The remarkable answer underscored the fallout from one of the most vicious Republican primaries in recent Georgia history and raised fresh questions about whether Jackson can reunite the party ahead of a difficult November matchup against Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms.”
New York Stops New Data Center Projects
“New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities,” Reuters reports.
Democratic States Sue to Block Paramount’s Acquisition
“U.S. states including California and New York have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, threatening a costly delay to a $110 billion deal that the Trump administration has backed,” the Financial Times reports.
Deadline: California and 11 other states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Jockeying Begins for Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat
“The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sets up a succession drama in the deeply conservative state that risks throwing the race into chaos less than four months before the midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports.
“He had been set to face off against Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in November.”
“South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster can name a replacement for the remainder of Graham’s term. State election law then calls for a special primary election, creating an intra-party scramble that could help give Andrews an edge. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had a candidate in mind to take over the seat but would not publicly name them because it was ‘just too soon’ after Graham’s death.”
Said Trump: “I don’t want to even talk about anybody. But I do have somebody that I think is really good.”
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