The Show Notes: Press Secretary Flub, Primary Day, & Net Negatives
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Primary Day
Voters head to the polls in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Idaho, Kentucky, and Oregon today. The main card event is the GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania to replace retiring Senator Pat Toomey. What was thought to be a two-way race between Dave McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz is now a three-way sprint with Kathy Barnette surging in recent weeks. The Trump-backed Oz is barely ahead according to the RealClearPolitics average. If no candidate breaks 30% a runoff will occur.
Net Negative
The Democratic Party has the highest net negative rating seen in 30 years according to an NBC poll. 50% of those surveyed had negative feelings about the Democratic Party while only 31% had positive feelings. The Democrat’s net negative rating of -19% is lower than the Republican’s rating of -11% or Trump’s rating of -16%. Interesting stat: Ron DeSantis has a +2% rating.
Elon Needs Some Proof
Elon Musk’s offer to acquire Twitter is officially on hold after the company refused to provide proof that spam accounts comprise less than 5% of its total userbase. Musk tweeted at 3:32 AM this morning that the deal cannot move forward until Twitter’s CEO provides sufficient proof of the spam account figures. Musk added that renegotiating his acquisition price is “not out of the question.”
Ukraine Ends Steel Plant Standoff
250 Ukrainian fighters trapped for weeks in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have been evacuated through a Russian-controlled humanitarian corridor. It is unclear if those soldiers are now considered prisoners of war. This leaves Mariupol largely under Russian control.
Shanghai Lockdowns
How bad is the Shanghai lockdown? Not a single vehicle was sold in Shanghai last month. 26,311 vehicles were sold in the city of 25 million people in April of 2021. Full story at Bloomberg.
The rest of the news:
Retail sales jump as prices soar at fastest pace in 40 years - Axios
McDonald’s to sell all 850 Russian stores - AP News
Key lawmaker warns at UFO hearing: 'Unidentified aerial phenomena are a potential national security threat' - CNN
Tim Scott: Abortion is not the way to help single Black mothers - The Washington Post
Don’t accidentally hire a North Korean hacker, FBI warns - The Guardian
Atlanta’s No. 1 Broker Bought Homes for Big Investors From 600 Miles Away - WSJ
$5 gas could become widespread as prices hit another record - CNN
Oil hits nearly 8-week high as gasoline prices continue record run - Market Watch
Mastriano, a Trump-backed election denier, leads Pennsylvania GOP field for governor - NPR
FDA, Abbott agree on plan to resume production of infant formula at Michigan plant - ABC
Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets - AP News
Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky - NPR
Tom Brady to be subject of a Netflix roast - Variety
Hospitals cancel medical scans because of dye shortage - WSJ
Russia planned a major military overhaul. Ukraine shows the results. - NYT
Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren - CNN
Hockey player victim of car jacking on Monday - Outkick
Thinking about selling your home? This may be the time - CNN
Calling men bald is sexual harassment employment tribunal finds - Outkick
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