Then there’s what’s known locally as the “Driftless Area,” a largely rural and small-town swath that extends along and inland of the Mississippi River from the Iowa border to just south of the Twin City suburbs of St. Croix County. That encapsulates the challenge for Republicans in Tuesday’s race: Have they found a way to reach pro-Trump voters in places like the Driftless Area and convince them that it’s a test of their loyalty to the president? But Republican lawmakers downplayed the president’s comments, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., telling reporters that Trump is “messing with you.” Read more → 🥊 Proxy (voting) fight: A band of Republican lawmakers sunk an effort by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to block a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents, a bitter dispute that brought the House floor to a halt for the week.
Author: The Politics Desk
Published at: 2025-04-01 21:00:00
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