Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
A great many congressional incumbents have faced primary challenges this year, but to date, none has lost. That said, the odds are that Rep. Bob Good will be the exception. Primary Day for the Virginia Republican was last week, and while MSNBC and NBC News still consider his race against state Sen. John McGuire too close to call, the challenger is now ahead by 373 votes. As Politico noted, “That’ll be tough for Good to make up.
Mike Lawler said of Good, “What a loser.” Rep. John Duarte of California concluded, “Bob Good lost. It is very simple.” At face value, these reactions are healthy, and to a very real degree, refreshing. Here we have a group of House Republicans — some from ruby red districts, others from districts that voted Democratic in 2020 — looking at election results and discounting dubious talk of irregularities.
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