JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - El-Sayed holds narrow lead over Rogers in Michigan: Poll
The results are unsurprising given the Wolverine State's longstanding battleground status, but they bode poorly for Republicans.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Why House Republicans are pulling their $5 million from a key N.Y. battleground seat
House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, is too flawed to seriously compete, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Expect to see more of this cold calculus as the general election heats up, with both parties determining where their money will actually make enough of a difference to be worth spending. - In this case, the GOP has determined that New York's 19th district, a perennial battleground seat that has routinely changed hands between Democrats and Republicans over the last several election cycles, doesn't warrant the investment. - The seat, currently held by freshman Rep. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.), was one of…
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NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Amish Shah Wins Democratic Primary in Swing Arizona House District
Dr. Amish Shah, who beat the choice of the party’s House campaign arm, will face Jay Feely, a Republican, in a battleground district that covers parts of Phoenix.
NYTIMES (Kellen Browning) - Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina
Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination for Senate and quickly turned his booming, populist message against Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent in perhaps the top battleground in the country.
AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Graham Platner wins Democrats' nomination in key Maine Senate race
Graham Platner , a scandal-plagued Marine combat veteran, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday in a race that's seen as the party's best Senate pickup opportunity in November. Why it matters: Many Democratic strategists and elected officials worry that Platner has too much baggage to defeat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — and that his candidacy will doom the party's chances of retaking the Senate in the 2026 midterms. - Controversies that have swirled around his campaign include a Nazi-linked tattoo that he's since covered up, allegations that he sent sexual text messages to women outside of his marriage, and contentious social media posts . Driving the news: But the drip-drip-drip of negative news stories about Platner —…