What to Watch Tuesday: Redistricting Scrambles Florida as Alaska Pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan
GOP-led map changes have created incumbent-versus-incumbent matchups in Florida and a Dan Sullivan name clash in Alaska.
- On Tuesday, voters in Florida, Alaska, Wyoming, and California head to the polls for primary elections that will shape midterm control of Congress and serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term.
- GOP-Led redistricting in Florida has scrambled congressional maps, creating awkward matchups such as U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz facing former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, while internal Democratic battles between progressives and establishment candidates persist.
- Republicans argue a candidate named "Daniel J. Sullivan Jr." is a sham running to cause confusion against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. The field also includes former New York Rep. Chris Collins, who served prison time before Trump pardoned him.
- Wyoming faces open seats for governor and Congress as Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman runs to replace retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis. In California, The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's super PAC spent more than $2 million against state Sen. Aisha Wahab.
- Trump-Backed Florida Rep. Byron Donalds is running to become Florida's first Black governor, joining a historic slate of Black nominees that includes Republican Rep. John James in Michigan and Lisa Demuth in Minnesota.
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What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan - Regional Media News
As a long and contentious primary season nears its end, attention is turning to Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska, where primaries Tuesday will highlight Republican-led redistricting efforts that have scrambled congressional maps and new battles between the Democratic establishment and progressive left. Also in the mix are a handful of scandal-plagued candidates, multiple people running with matching last names and several incumbents at ri…
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