June 15, 2022: Top takeaways from last night's big primaries

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🗓️ 15 June 2022

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Here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday’s elections, which included primaries in four states (Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina) and a special election in Texas. — Republicans can survive crossing Trump, but rarely can they survive being anti-Trump — Republicans continue to make major inroads with Hispanics, especially in border areas of Texas … — 2020 election deniers are winning everywhere … Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Presented by Amazon.
0:01.9	Hey, good morning, playbookers and Rugguminovalin. It's Wednesday. Today's show,
0:06.2	everything you need to know about yesterday's elections. It's your Politico Playbook
0:10.2	daily briefing.
0:15.6	If there's one takeaway from yesterday's primaries in South Carolina, it's that Republicans
0:20.0	can survive crossing
0:21.1	Trump, but rarely can they survive being anti-Trump.
0:24.3	Trump went one for two in Key South Carolina primaries last night.
0:28.0	In the first district, Representative Nancy Mace defeated Trump-backed challenger Katie
0:31.9	Erington, 53 to 45 percent in the first district.
0:35.2	But in the 7th District, Representative Tom Rice, who voted for Trump's second impeachment,
0:40.3	was defeated by Trump-backed Russell Frye, 51 to 25%.
0:44.6	So far this year, the Trump targeted Republicans who have survived his wrath, have run campaigns
0:49.8	that embrace Trump even as he spurns them.
0:52.7	Whether it's Idaho Governor Brad Little or Mason,
0:55.0	South Carolina, these victors were all careful not to run against Trump. Representative Tom
0:59.9	Rice actually told voters what he thought. Trump, he said in a recent interview with Ali
1:04.1	Muttnick, was quote, spiteful and petty and vengeful, and a narcissist who craves attention.
1:09.5	Rice ended up losing.
1:10.9	Another takeaway from yesterday? Republicans continue to make major inroads with Hispanics,
1:15.3	especially in border areas of Texas. In the special election to replace Democratic
1:20.0	representative the Lomondela, resigned earlier this year to become a lobbyist, Republican
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