THE GOVERNORS — "The Democratic Party's emerging priority: Save the governors," by Elena Schneider and Christopher Cadelago, POLITICO: "Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats are expanding their scope far beyond congressional contests and on to governor races in battleground states, seeing them as existential for the party's presidential prospects, if not democratic governance itself." THE MAP LINES — "GOP-led Florida Legislature approves new congressional maps that DeSantis vows to veto," by Gary Fineout, POLITICO Florida: "Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday approved a set of doomed congressional maps that Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to veto, leaving the state's redistricting in limbo with just days left in the 2022 session." — RELATED: "House lawmakers who sided with DeSantis in map fight see their priorities stalled," by Matt Dixon, POLITICO Florida. BALLOT BATTLE — "Florida Senate passes GOP bill that would create police force for election crimes," The Associated Press: "The Florida Senate passed a voting law package Friday that was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes. The chamber approved the bill on a party lines vote with nearly all Republicans in support. House lawmakers are considering companion legislation." — "Judge shuts down January 6-based challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn's candidacy," by Marshall Cohen, CNN: "A federal judge on Friday shut down a legal challenge to GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn's candidacy from a group of North Carolina voters and advocacy groups who claimed that an old provision of the US Constitution banned him from running because of his role on the January 6 insurrection." MIDTERM MESSAGING — "Republicans court growing conservative voter bloc: Colombian Americans," by Carmen Sesin, NBC News: "Months before the U.S. midterms, a growing group of Florida voters have been mobilizing to vote in elections a continent away — while Republicans see an opportunity to gain voters in November. Ada Duque, we 45, is Colombian American and was recently at the Colombian consulate here registering to vote in her home country's presidential elections in May. Colombian Americans can vote in elections in their home country as long as they register." — "Democrats' problem with Hispanic voters isn't going away as GOP gains seem to be solidifying," by Harry Enten, CNN: "The Democratic Party's early 2000s dream of an emerging majority based on a diversifying electorate has run into reality. Democrats lost the 2016 presidential election, and they barely won in 2020. Part of their problem was declining support among White voters. But the 2020 election also pointed to another problem: Hispanic voters (who are growing as a portion of the electorate) moving toward the Republican Party ." FIRST IN SCORE: BIDEN TIME — "EDF Action launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Supporting President Biden's Efforts to Invest in Climate & Clean Energy," via EDF Action: "EDF Action, the advocacy partner of the Environmental Defense Fund, is launching a new paid and digital media campaign to amplify President Biden's call in his State of the Union Address for Congress to pass his climate and environmental justice priorities so that he can sign them into law. The campaign kicked off yesterday with a print ad in the president's hometown paper, the Wilmington News Journal, and will layer on a digital ad campaign." GETTING IN — "Former state senator running to represent Wake and Johnston counties in Congress," by Danielle Battaglia, The News & Observer: "As candidate filing wrapped up Friday in North Carolina for the 2022 election, a new name emerged to run for Congress in the Triangle. Former state Sen. Sam Searcy announced he would add his name to the list of candidates in a swing district." — "Jared Moskowitz is first major candidate for Ted Deutch congressional seat," by Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel: "Jared Moskowitz on Friday became the first major candidate to announce he's running to fill the congressional seat being vacated later this year by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, instantly becoming a top contender." ENDORSEMENT ALERT — The NRDC Action Fund endorsed 22 House lawmakers for reelection, the environmental group announced. The list includes vulnerable Democratic Reps. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) and Dan Kildee (D-Mich.). — "314 Action Fund Endorses Physician Dr. Asif Mahmood in CA-40 Race," via 314 Action: "314 Action Fund announced its endorsement of Dr. Asif Mahmood in the race to represent California's fortieth congressional district. Dr. Mahmood has served as a leader in Southern California for over twenty years as a physician and as a nonprofit and philanthropy leader." — "Dana Balter endorses Josh Riley over six other CNY Democrats for Congress," by Robert Harding, The Citizen: "Dana Balter, a Syracuse Democrat who has been the party's nominee for Congress in the last two elections, was not planning to make an endorsement in the newly drawn 22nd Congressional District. But one of the seven Democrats running for the seat impressed her enough that she decided to weigh in. Balter told The Citizen on Saturday that she is endorsing Josh Riley in the Democratic primary." JUST PEACHY — "David Perdue's challenge fractures powerful family political machine," by Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The Perdue network was once the most formidable political operation in Georgia. But former U.S. Sen. David Perdue's challenge to Gov. Brian Kemp has fractured the powerful family's longtime loyalists. At least four key allies of the Perdue family political machine are openly backing Kemp, while many others are pointedly staying on the sidelines ahead of the May 24 matchup between the former friends." HINDSIGHT IS 2020 — "Why Did Mark Meadows Register to Vote at an Address Where He Did Not Reside?" by Charles Bethea, The New Yorker: "After Trump lost the election, Meadows was one of the most influential Republicans claiming without factual evidence that widespread voter fraud had taken place. (He reiterated those claims in a recent memoir.) In late 2020 and early 2021, he e-mailed the Justice Department, urging it to investigate claims of voter fraud, including claims that courts had previously rejected. Did Meadows potentially commit voter fraud by listing the Scaly Mountain address on his registration form?" TRUMP CARD — "Republicans are courting Trump's support for Pa. governor — very carefully," by Chris Brennan, Philadelphia Inquirer: "In a Trump primary, getting ahead of yourself can get your head handed to you." EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS — "Uncounted mail-in ballots discovered in Harris County add uncertainty to two Democratic races," by Mitchell Ferman, Texas Tribune: Two notable Democratic primary races have gained a new level of uncertainty after Texas' largest county said it 'identified approximately 10,000 mail-in ballots (6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican) that were not added into the original Election Night count.'"
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