The 2024 primary season is roughly halfway over and there have been few shakeups so far
Brandon Herrera, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself"The AK Guy", speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Herrera is facing prominent Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in a runoff election. , with just one U.S. House member defeated and incumbents widely prevailing in state Capitols.
“You’ve got to be a brawler,” said Bill Miller, a longtime Republican strategist in Texas. “It’s expected. If you aren’t willing to do that, you are an outcast.”Donald Trump Gonzales, who carried 45% of the vote after drawing five challengers in March, has been tested in the primaries like few of his fellow Republicans. He faces Brandon Herrera, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself “The AK Guy" in the district where the Uvalde school shooting happened in 2022.
“My voting record is very strong on the Constitution,” the 20-year Navy veteran said in April. “I swore an oath to the Constitution at 18 years old. And I’ve never stopped doing that. ... We can protect the Constitution and we can protect our kids. It does not have to be either/or.”“It’s funny that 3 months ago I was ‘just a YouTuber’ and ‘not a serious candidate,’” Herrera posted on X, noting Johnson attended a fundraiser for Gonzales.
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