A former top aide of Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign urged members of her party to consider voting for another contender in Maine — one day before Tuesday’s primary contest.  Former state Rep. Genevieve McDonald (D), who served as Platner’s political director from August to October of last year, argued in a Monday op-ed in The Washington Post that…

The South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday will offer another key test of President Trump’s influence after the president suffered his first major statewide primary loss last week. Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R) over the rest of a crowded GOP field, including top Republicans such as state Attorney General Alan Wilson, and Reps. Ralph Norman…