Big primaries are on the horizon next week in Arizona and Florida, but the past week was marked by surprising Senate polls that showed Republicans ahead or closer than expected in a number of races, including in Florida, Wisconsin, and even New Jersey.
On the national level, the RNC raised double the amount raised by the DNC in July, according to monthly FEC filings made public this week. This follows a pattern for the 2018 cycle, and a new McClatchy story illustrates why: former donors to the DNC are holding onto their money or spending it elsewhere after the committee’s disastrous 2016 cycle.
On the House front, a bitter Democratic primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District is giving some Democrats heartburn.