| | | | | |  | | By Stephanie Murray | Presented by PREMION | | | | — From new congressional maps to new candidates, we have a roundup of everything you missed over the Thanksgiving holiday. — Actor Matthew McConaughey will pass on the race for Texas governor, setting up a likely contest between GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke. — Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) is expected to announce whether he will run for New York governor today, possibly becoming the latest Democrat to leave the House ahead of the midterms. Good Monday morning. Email me at smurray@politico.com, and follow me on Twitter at @stephanie_murr. Email the rest of the POLITICO Campaigns team at sshepard@politico.com, zmontellaro@politico.com and amutnick@politico.com. Follow them on Twitter: @POLITICO_Steve, @ZachMontellaro and @allymutnick . Days until the FL-20 special election: 43 Days until the 2022 midterm elections: 344 Days until the 2024 election: 1,072 | | | | A message from PREMION: When it comes to winning campaigns, every impression counts
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Retiring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) endorsed a successor to fill her seat. | Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo | CYBER MONDAY — After a restful holiday weekend, we're back! But the campaign news didn't stop over the last few days. While you were having that second slice of pumpkin pie and avoiding politics at the dinner table, here's what you may have missed over the Thanksgiving break. Field takes shape in TX-30: Not long after Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) confirmed her retirement, the longtime lawmaker endorsed a successor. Johnson is backing state Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the Texas Tribune's Patrick Svitek reported. Crockett is among the Texas Democrats who broke a legislative quorum to block Republicans from passing new voting restrictions. The Democratic primary includes Jessica Mason and Jane Hope Hamilton. Voter ID law heads to SCOTUS: The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding North Carolina's voter ID law, CNN's Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed reported. Republican state lawmakers argue the Democratic state attorney general is not representing their interests, and want to defend the law. North Carolina law requires voters show a photo ID to cast a ballot, though it wasn't in effect for the 2020 election due to court challenges. New York laws redistricting groundwork: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that sets the stage for Democrats to control the state's redistricting process. The bill requires the state's independent redistricting commission to share its records with state lawmakers if it does not vote on a plan, POLITICO New York's Bill Mahoney reported. New York is one of few states where Democrats are expected to have an advantage in redistricting. South Carolina releases new maps: Democrats would likely only win one seat in South Carolina's congressional delegation under a draft map released last week, The State's Zak Koeske reported. The state Senate redistricting committee proposed shifting Rep. Nancy Mace's (R-S.C.) seat toward Republicans, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn's seat would no longer be a majority-Black district under the plan. | | | | BECOME A GLOBAL INSIDER: The world is more connected than ever. It has never been more essential to identify, unpack and analyze important news, trends and decisions shaping our future — and we've got you covered! Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Global Insider author Ryan Heath navigates the global news maze and connects you to power players and events changing our world. Don't miss out on this influential global community. Subscribe now. | | | | | Want to receive this newsletter every weekday? Subscribe to POLITICO Pro. You'll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day's biggest stories.
| | | BE A LOT COOLER IF YOU DID — McConaughey will not run for Texas governor, he announced in a video Sunday evening. The actor's decision came roughly two weeks after O'Rourke launched his bid against Abbott, the Republican governor. "It never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership. It's a humbling and inspiring path to ponder.It is also a path that I am choosing not to take at this moment," McConaughey said. A recent poll found 29 percent of Texas voters had no opinion of McConaughey, while 35 percent had a favorable view and 24 percent viewed him unfavorably, the Texas Tribune's Patrick Svitek wrote. SUOZZI WATCH — Suozzi plans to announce whether he'll run for governor today, Spectrum News' Nick Reisman reported. Suozzi announced that he turned down a job offer from New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams, writing on Twitter that he would seek elected office instead. Suozzi could run for reelection or jump into the Democratic primary for governor, which includes Hochul, state Attorney General Tish James and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. TRUMP CARD — Former President Donald Trump's chosen candidates are struggling in Senate primaries, POLITICO's Natalie Allison wrote. Pennsylvania Republican Sean Parnell suspended his campaign, causing a GOP scramble in the Keystone State, per The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tamari and Andrew Seidman. Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks was outraised by his GOP primary opponent, Katie Boyd Britt. Trump-endorsed Senate candidates are behind in polls in Alaska and North Carolina. Speaking of Trump's picks, the former president is working behind the scenes to clear the way for them in GOP primaries, CNN's Alex Rogers and Gabby Orr reported. GETTING IN — Texas Republican Aditya Atholi is running to replace outgoing Rep. Louie Gohmert in TX-01, KLTV's Blake Holland reported. Gohmert is running for state attorney general. Atholi served as an intern for Gohmert. FIRST IN SCORE: MUSICAL CHAIRS — Delaware state Attorney General Kathy Jennings will join Nevada state Attorney General Aaron Ford as co-chair of the Democratic Attorneys General Association, the group announced today. Outgoing co-chair Maura Healey, the state attorney general of Massachusetts, will remain on the association's executive committee. Illinois state Attorney General Kwame Raoul will join the committee as its newest member. MARK YOUR CALENDAR — The filing deadline for Texas congressional candidates is two weeks away. Candidates must file by Dec. 13 to get on the ballot. Not long after is North Carolina, which has a Dec. 17 filing deadline. The FEC has a handy calendar of filing deadlines and primary dates for every state. | | | | DON'T MISS CONGRESS MINUTES: Need to follow the action on Capitol Hill blow-by-blow? Check out Minutes, POLITICO's new platform that delivers the latest exclusives, twists and much more in real time. Get it on your desktop or download the POLITICO mobile app for iOS or Android. CHECK OUT CONGRESS MINUTES HERE. | | | | | BALLOT BATTLE — More than half of Georgia's absentee ballot application rejections were caused by the state's new voting law, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Mark Niesse reported. The new voting restrictions imposed an earlier deadline for the Nov. 2 municipal election, compared to the previous deadline that allowed voters request an absentee ballot until the Friday before the election. "About 26% of those who submitted their absentee ballot requests after the deadline went on to cast ballots in person on Election Day," the paper notes. GRIMES BLOTTER — Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes broke the state ethics code during her time in office, according to the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission. Grimes allegedly directed her staff to download information from the Voter Registration System for personal use and directed them to engage in political activities on state-funded time, the Louisville Courier Journal's Morgan Watkins reported. The commission claimed Grimes, a Democrat, directed staff to give voter lists to Democratic candidates for free when candidates are supposed to pay a fee for the material. ENDORSEMENT ALERT — Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) is working to earn Trump's endorsement, acknowledging that the former president's preference could put an end to the jam-packed GOP primary, POLITICO's Burgess Everett reported. Long has met with Trump more than once to request his backing. "If he endorses in this race, I don't care who he endorses. It's over," Long told Burgess, wearing a tie signed by the ex-president. Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is working on Long's campaign. — Trump has endorsed seven state legislative candidates in Michigan, a state he lost narrowly in 2020, NBC News' Allan Smith and Henry Gomez reported. The candidates all support Trump's push to investigate his 2020 defeat. The move is "a play to install allies who could be helpful should he run for president again in 2024 and find himself locked in another close race." MIDTERM MESSAGING — Democrats are struggling to energize their voters ahead of the 2022 midterms, The New York Times' Lisa Lerer, Astead Herndon, Nick Corasaniti and Jennifer Medina wrote. Many of the party's priorities have stalled in Congress, and President Joe Biden's approval rating nosedived at the end of the summer. "Even as strategists and vulnerable incumbents from battleground districts worry about swing voters, others argue that the erosion of crucial segments of the party's coalition could pose more of a threat in midterm elections," the Times points out. STAFF SHAKEUP — Republican strategist John Yob left his role on Michigan gubernatorial hopeful James Craig's campaign, MIRS News reported. "The Chief has every right to run the non-traditional campaign that he wants to run and thinks will be successful," Yob said in a statement. "I didn't agree with the direction that he wanted to go in the future and therefore it made sense to step aside." Yob did not rule out working for another candidate in the governor's race. Craig, the former Detroit police chief, is running in a crowded GOP primary for a chance to take on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. DIGITAL DRAMA — Democratic groups sent copycat emails when O'Rourke launched his campaign for governor, hoping to capitalize on his launch and raise money for their own purposes, The New York Times' Shane Goldmacher reported. The move was part of a larger trend in online fundraising on both sides of the aisle. "At stake can be millions of dollars in an era when mass online political donating is in vogue," Goldmacher wrote. | | | |   | | | | | | HINDSIGHT IS 2020 — The Lincoln Project had been a favorite group of the never-Trump resistance, but after one of its cofounders was accused of sexual harassment, and the group pulled a stunt that backfired in Virginia, the organization lost respect, POLITICO's Chris Cadelago and Meridith McGraw reported. "After delighting liberals with their insistence on bringing guns to a gunfight, operatives across the spectrum now say the group is, at best, ineffective and prodigal, at worst, counterproductive," Chris and Meridith wrote. One more nugget from the story: Biden called Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt to thank him for the group's work in helping him get elected in 2020. PARTY PROBLEMS — Some Republicans are peeved that the RNC is paying Trump's legal bills, CNN's Gabby Orr reported. The committee paid $122,000 toward Trump's costs related to an investigation into his financial dealings. "Some RNC members and donors accused the party of running afoul of its own neutrality rules and misplacing its priorities" ahead of the 2024 presidential primary. CODA — HEADLINE OF THE DAY — "'Bullying works': Atlanta mayor avoids Thanksgiving mac and cheese" — Atlanta Journal-Constitution | | | | A message from PREMION: When it comes to winning campaigns, every impression counts
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