Nine key takeaways from election night in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia

President Trump continued his hot streak Tuesday, powering several of his preferred Republican candidates to victory in key primary elections. Here are nine takeaways from contests in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia. Trump takes out Thomas Massie in Kentucky The president claimed his latest political scalp in the hotly-contested House primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Rep.Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has been a thorn in Trump’s side for years, was defeated by the president’s hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein. Gallrein, who had very little name ID prior to receiving Trump’s endorsement, beat Massie by about 10 percentage points. Massie’s defeat in what will go down as the most expensive primary race in US history reinforces Trump’s dominance over Republican politics. Massie hints he’s not done yet The congressman’s supporters showered him in “2028” and “president” chants after his primary defeat – and Massie hinted that he may not be done with politics just yet. “What happens in 2028? Oh, you want me to run Congress again? I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Massie said in response to the chants.  “Alright, you’ve made a compelling argument,” he added.

“You’ve spoken your peace, but I need a medical margarita now. “We’ll talk about it later.” Squad-backed candidate wins in Pennsylvania Self-styled Democratic Socialist state Rep.Chris Rabb won Pennsylvania’s 3rd District Democratic primary after receiving endorsements from far left “Squad” lawmakers. Rabb, who is virtually assured to win the general election in the solidly blue district, was backed Reps.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and several other lefty congressional lawmakers. Georgia Republicans who spoke out against Trump got smokedGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and former Lt.Gov.

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