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Trump-backed candidate accused of groping is on Nebraska ballot today
A Republican candidate for governor of Nebraska accused of sexually assaulting multiple women is on the ballot Tuesday, as voters head to the polls in Nebraska and West Virginia for primaries that will pose the latest test of former president Donald Trump’s ability to influence the selection of his party’s nominees.
Charles Herbster, an agricultural executive backed by Trump, has been accused by eight women of touching them inappropriately; two have spoken on the record to the Nebraska Examiner about Herbster doing so at a party fundraiser in 2019. Herbster, who has denied the allegations, is running in a crowded field that includes a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), who is term-limited, and much of the state’s Republican establishment, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen.
The Nebraska primary is one of two closely watched races in which Trump is pitted against local Republican leaders. The former president is also backing Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who faces a primary against a colleague who has directed far more money back home — traditionally an asset in the state — Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.).
The contests are two of several primaries this month that will show how much stock GOP primary voters put into Trump’s endorsements 16 months after he left office. Trump’s endorsed candidate in Ohio’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance, prevailed last week, an early show of strength for the former president. Some Republicans warned that Trump could face more challenging dynamics in upcoming contests.
Charles Herbster, an agricultural executive backed by Trump, has been accused by eight women of touching them inappropriately; two have spoken on the record to the Nebraska Examiner about Herbster doing so at a party fundraiser in 2019. Herbster, who has denied the allegations, is running in a crowded field that includes a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), who is term-limited, and much of the state’s Republican establishment, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen.
The Nebraska primary is one of two closely watched races in which Trump is pitted against local Republican leaders. The former president is also backing Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who faces a primary against a colleague who has directed far more money back home — traditionally an asset in the state — Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.).
The contests are two of several primaries this month that will show how much stock GOP primary voters put into Trump’s endorsements 16 months after he left office. Trump’s endorsed candidate in Ohio’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance, prevailed last week, an early show of strength for the former president. Some Republicans warned that Trump could face more challenging dynamics in upcoming contests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/10/nebraska-west-virginia-primary/
Watch him win.
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will the WP observe that this is "an early show of failure for the former president"?
