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The Chuck ToddCast

Election denialism makes a stand in Nevada, with Jon Ralston and Bridget Bowman

The Chuck ToddCast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Government

4.02.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Primary results last night in South Carolina, Nevada and across the country seem to show — once more — Trump's undying influence over the Republican Party. Jon Ralston, CEO of the Nevada Independent, and Bridget Bowman, NBC News political deputy editor, join Chuck to preview some of the midterm's marquee general elections — now just taking shape.

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0:00.0

Hello there, I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd cast.

0:07.9

So last night, another round of primaries we told you June.

0:11.4

Every Tuesday, we got some busyness this time at Miss Nevada, South Carolina, Maine and

0:15.7

North Dakota, depending on how you look at it.

0:18.0

The results either show former President Trump extending his winning streak on endorsements

0:21.6

or it's a reminder that voters matter here in Canada to matter a little bit.

0:25.8

One of the big stories is in Nevada where former state attorney general Adam Lacksall

0:30.0

beat Sam Brown for the Republican Senate nomination.

0:32.7

Setting up one of the top tier Senate races in the country, one of the few places where

0:36.5

both McConnell and Trump are on the same page for Senate.

0:40.5

Recruiting as Lacksall prepares to face off against the Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez

0:44.7

Mastone.

0:45.7

Meanwhile in South Carolina, two Republican House members who got on the wrong side of

0:48.7

Trump showed that not all races are created equal.

0:51.5

Congresswoman Nancy Mays had criticized Trump in the aftermath of January 6th, faced a

0:55.1

Trump back challenger, but she didn't vote to impeach him.

0:58.6

She was able to win her primary.

1:00.0

She also has pretty big moderate swath of voters in Charleston.

1:04.0

Nearby Tom Rice, who doesn't have a Charleston in his district, was one of 10 Republicans who

1:08.2

voted for Trump's impeachment and he lost handle.

1:11.1

So my guest today are Mr. Nevada himself, John Ralston, the CEO of the Nevada Independent,

1:16.6

basically one of the great independent news organizations in the country and an important

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