Morning Digest: In Scandals v. Trump, Trump takes the L
Morning Digest: In Scandals v. Trump, Trump takes the L Cory Mills just became the latest Trump-backed House Republican to fall David Nir and Jeff Singer Aug 19 Florida Rep. Cory Mills (R) in a screenshot from a 2022 campaign ad. Leading Off FL-07 Former TV anchor Ryan Elijah decisively defeated Rep. Cory Mills , who had Donald Trump’s endorsement despite numerous scandals, by a 47-34 margin in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Elijah will face former NASA chief of staff Bale Dalton, who had the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s endorsement . Dalton outpaced Navy veteran Marialana Kinter 45-36, while former Rep. Alan Grayson, who long ago morphed into a perennial candidate, took a distant third with 19%. Elijah’s victory against Mills makes an already tough pickup opportunity for Democrats even tougher. The 7th District, based in the northern Orlando suburbs and part of the Daytona Beach area, favored Trump 56-43 in 2024 after supporti...