Donald Trump does not let go of the Republican party and passes the test of the primary, one of the pieces that could help him dissolve the doubts about his candidacy in 2024. Two of his candidates in the primary, Ted Budd for the Senate in North Carolina and Doug Mastriano for the Pennsylvania governor, they win easy by showing the strength of the former president and the stolen 2020 vote theory, backed by both winners.
The Republican race for the Senate in Pennsylvania still remains to be decided: the candidate of the former president, the star doctor Mehmet Oz, is second with 31.1% of the votes, very close to number one Dave McComrick with 31.3. %.
Ultra-conservative Kathy Barnette is third with 24.5% of the vote.
The count is proceeding slowly due to some problems in several counties, where the counting of votes by mail has yet to begin.
If the gap were to remain so small there could be a recount.
"We have made history and we can write history": Democrats are "extremists. Our vision for Pennsylvania is one of freedom. We can no longer buy elections as happened with Covid", says Mastriano from the stage for celebrate victory in front of his supporters.
The iron Trumpian Madison Cawthorn, on the other hand, cannot do it: overwhelmed by a series of scandals, he does not check it out in North Carolina.
The very young 26-year-old, in a wheelchair since he was 18 due to a car accident that nearly took his life, conceded the victory to rival Chuck Edwards.
Immediately appearing in trouble during the counting of the ballots despite the former president having asked voters to give him a second chance, Cawthorn eventually gave in by abandoning his headquarters after greeting his supporters sadly.
In North Carolina, another Trump Bo Hines candidate appears, managed to beat a large group of rivals thanks to the support of the former president.
In the Democratic ranks John Fetterman easily beat rival Conor Lamb and won the Senate primary in Pennsylvania despite the skepticism of some in his party, believing that Lamb was the portrait of the Democrats' future.
"We are united on John, who is a strong candidate and can win in November", commented Joe Biden, trying to dampen the controversy that the president himself had helped to fuel by comparing Lamb to his son Beau.
The president closely follows the course of the vote with an eye on the November elections.
Rand Paul grabs a Republican primary for the Kentucky Senate with ease.
In November he will take on Democrat Charles Booker over whom Paul has already begun his battle.
In a video message to his constituents, Paul explains that he is in Washington to "fight the socialists and petty tyrants. Kentucky and the Americans deserve more than the spending, debt and inflation that Biden, Pelosi and Schumer are giving them. I keep going. to fight me every day to stop them and I hope you will continue to support me ".
