#Resistance Democrats are flopping in primaries

David Jolly, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Florida and a former GOP House member, left the Republican Party in 2018 over disagreements with Trump.

Key points

• Dunn, the Capitol Police officer, earned the Presidential Citizens Medal from former President Joe Biden for his heroism on Jan.
• Goldman, similarly, lost to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.
• Despite Trump's role in his political evolution, Jolly hasn't created Trump central to his race for governor.
• Elaine Luria (D-Va.), who served on the House Jan.
• Some of the candidates who lost primaries say their resistance bona fides did support – just not enough.

Despite Trump's role in his political evolution, Jolly hasn't created Trump central to his race for governor. "I'm not running the race regarding Trump. I rarely talk regarding him. But I am going to tie Byron to Trump 's economy, " Jolly informed POLITICO after winning the nomination on Tuesday night, referring to his Trump-endorsed opponent, GOP Rep. Byron Donalds.

Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), who served on the House Jan. 6th Committee, is running for her old seat against Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.). She remarked in an official note that she was "proud of the work I did in Congress to hold Donald Trump and his Administration accountable, " but swiftly pivoted into an attack focused more on pocketbook problems.

Dunn, the Capitol Police officer, earned the Presidential Citizens Medal from former President Joe Biden for his heroism on Jan. 6, 2021 and became well-known for his outspokenness regarding that day. He remarked that had little to do with his primary loss – although he acknowledged that Democratic voters' top priority this cycle has shifted to affordability worries.

"While name recognition got me to be a formidable challenger, it didn't put me across the finish line, " remarked Dunn, who finished third in a crowded primary in Maryland's 5th District. "I just think it's too nuanced to just drill it down to 'people just don't care anymore.'" The Democratic nominee, Adrian Boafo, is "strongly about holding Donald Trump accountable, " Dunn continued.

Goldman, similarly, lost to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. This person often highlighted how he put his "body on the line" to push back against the administration's immigration policies.

Steyer, the billionaire who ran for California governor, lost to Xavier Becerra – who campaigned hard on his court fights with the Trump administration as California's attorney general, but additionally leaned into unrelated sections of his resume like his time as Biden 's health secretary.

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