{"id":31290,"date":"2026-09-02T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/?p=31290"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:56:47","slug":"campaign-2026-2028-markey-prevails-gop-not-having-any-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/2026\/09\/02\/campaign-2026-2028-markey-prevails-gop-not-having-any-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"<span style=\"color:red; font-weight:900;\">CAMPAIGN 2026 (&#038; 2028):<\/span> Markey prevails, GOP not having any fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran Hill pol easily fended off a primary challenge.<\/p>\n<p>NBC: MA-Sen \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/ed-markey-wins-massachusetts-democratic-senate-primary-seth-moulton-rcna594717\">Large margin of victory for Markey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WaPo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/09\/02\/poll-shows-nearly-90-americans-believe-government-corruption-is-widespread\/\">Poll shows nearly 90% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HuffPo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/live-updates_n_6a956d45e4b07f4e6696ac03\/liveblog_6a9800ece4b0a45256181efb\">TX-Sen \u2013 John Thune Sounds Alarm, Says Trump Should &#8216;Be Putting Resources&#8217; Into Texas Senate Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HuffPo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/jd-vance-end-times_n_6a979e1ee4b0f5af041149c2?origin=home-latest-news-unit\">\u2018Immediate Disqualifier\u2019: Critics Give JD Vance Holy Hell After Scary End Times Claim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Politico: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/02\/gop-midterm-convention-attendance-01061286\">Republicans aren\u2019t exactly flocking to Trump\u2019s midterm convention next week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daily Beast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-humiliated-as-republicans-skip-his-big-day-en-masse\/\">MAGA Fyre Fest \u2014 Trump humiliated as GOPers skip his big day en masse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Semafor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/02\/2026\/paid-actors-ai-writing-how-a-new-kind-of-video-business-cashed-in-on-americas-divided-politics\">Paid actors, AI writing \u2014 how a new kind of video business cashed in on America\u2019s divided politics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guardian: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/sep\/02\/teamsters-union-republican-endorsement\">Teamsters union leaders are supporting Republicans despite members endorsing Democratic candidates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Atlantic: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/bHTB8#selection-643.0-643.125\">A service run from Latvia offers payment for short, social-media-friendly clips designed to look like grassroots GOP support.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alternet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternet.org\/trump-ted-cruz-jd-vance\/\">MAGA donors on pins and needles over brewing voter revolt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NYT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/us\/politics\/montana-house-sam-forstag-billionaires.html\">Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HuffPo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/james-carville-democrats-advice-2026-midterms_n_6a97b1f8e4b087cf7f006f94?origin=home-latest-news-unit\">James Carville Urges Democrats To Do Something They Rarely Do To Sweep The Midterms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2026\/09\/01\/trumps-attacks-on-the-press-suddenly-sound-more-frantic\/\">Trump\u2019s stepped-up attacks on the press as midterm campaign gears up suddenly sound more frantic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/donald-trump-data-centers\/\">Panicking Trump pushes wedge issue toxic to GOP in last-ditch effort to save himself<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DEVELOPING\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He easily fended off a high-dollar primary challenge. 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