Live Updates: National coverage of primary night in 4 states
SEXTON EXPLAINS, RILEY BRINGS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THIS RACE. ADAM: THAD RILEY IS A CANDIDATE FOR VEGORNOR WHO HAS ALREADY RUN HIS TOUGHEST RE.AC >> YOU KNOW, I WEIGHED CLOSE TO 400 POUNDS, I HAD DIABETES, I HAD SLEEP APNEA. I LOOKED UP THE MORTALITY CHARTS ONLINE, AND IT SAID THAT I’D BE DEAD AT THE AGE OF 50. ADAM: RILEY TRANSFORMED HIS LIFE AND HEALTH THROUGH RUNNING AND CYCLING, LAUNCHING HIS OWN LINE OF ONLINE EXERCISE VIDEOS CALLED ROCKSTAR RIDE. NOW HE’S TAKING ON A POLITICAL CHALLENGE, TRYING TO UNSEAT GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNIN AU REPUBLICAN PRIMARY. >> WHEN I LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, AND I SAW GOVERNOR SUNUNU STAND UP AT A MIC AND SAY ’WE’RE THE MOST FREE STATE IN THE COUNTRY’ AND YET MY CHILDREN FOR TWO YEARS WERE WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ADAM: IN HIS CAMPAIGN, RILEY IS EMPHASIZING MORE OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARENTAL RIGHTS, GUN RIGHTS, AND GIVING WASHINGTON A STIFF-ARM THAT WOULD LIKELY INCLUDE THE REJECTION OF MEDICAID EXPANSNIO FUNDS IN THE NEXT STATE BUDG. IF YOU ARE IN THE CORNER OFFICE, ARE YOU ACCEPNGTI MORE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR SAYING NO THANKS? >> THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE’I’M SAYING NO THANKS. I WANT TO BE VYER CAUTIOUS. ANY MONEY WE ACCEPT SOMETIMES COMES WITH THINGS IN THAT CONTRACT. I DON’T THINK THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WA USNT STUCK THE SWAMP. AD:AM RILEY ALSO WANTS TO FOCUS ON BORDER SECURITY TO THE NORTH. >> WE’VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BORDER PATROL ISN’T BEING PULLED FROM THE CANADA BORDER TO GO DOWN SOUTH LIKE THEY EAR RIGHT NOW TO DEFEND THE BORDER AND THE CRISIS DOWN THERE WHICH IS A JOE BIDEN NIGHTMARE EVERY DAY. ADAM: RILEY UNDERSTANDS HIS PR IMARY CHALLENGE TO SUNUNU AIS LONG SHOT, BUT HE SAYS THAT’S NO REASON NOT TO TRY. >> THERE’S A LOT OF GOLIATHS OUT THERE, BUT THERE’S PLENTY OF DAVIDS TOO. AD
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Live Updates: National coverage of primary night in 4 states
It’s Election Day in South Carolina, Maine, Nevada and North Dakota.Voters in all four states are heading to the polls to pick their candidates for November’s general election. Check for live updates from a bustling primary night below:7:00 p.m. ETPolls have closed in South Carolina, the first state to wrap up tonight.
It’s Election Day in South Carolina, Maine, Nevada and North Dakota.
Voters in all four states are heading to the polls to pick their candidates for November’s general election.
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Check for live updates from a bustling primary night below:
7:00 p.m. ET
Polls have closed in South Carolina, the first state to wrap up tonight.
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