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Douglas Heye is the ex-deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a GOP strategist and a CNN political commentator. Follow him on Twitter @dougheye . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Conversation surrounding the Republican primaries has been dominated by assessing the effect a Donald Trump endorsement has on the race. I speak with political reporters nearly every day about these races, and it seems that nearly everything is filtered through an "All Things Trump" prism. Douglas Heye If a Trump-backed candidate wins, it's presented as a "big win" for the former President. That's how many viewed J.D. Vance's victory in the GOP Senate primary in Ohio. If a Trump-backed candidate loses, on the other hand, it's seen as a stinging rebuke. But the results so far actually reveal a different story -- and suggest it's time to stop viewing Trump as a … [Read more...] about Opinion: For the GOP and its candidates, Trump’s endorsement isn’t the most important thing

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout for early voting despite passing an election security law last year that critics panned as "voter suppression" and President Biden said harkened back to the era of "Jim Crow" "The record early voting turnout is a testament to the security of the voting system and the hard work of our county election officials," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said of the numbers Wednesday. "As Secretary of State, I promised to strike a strong balance between access and security in our elections, and these numbers demonstrate that I kept that promise and that voters have confidence in Georgia’s elections." Georgia has seen 539,297 people cast ballots as of Tuesday, far outpacing the 182,684 by this point in the 2018 midterm primary … [Read more...] about Georgia early voting shatters records despite election reforms Dems labeled ‘voter suppression’

close Video Wash. Sec. of State Kim Wyman warns HR1 is 'over-prescriptive, problematic' Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman testifies at House Administration subcommittee hearing on voting access NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The state of Washington is known for having in place the type of progressive election procedures that Democrats are now trying to pass on a national scale, but Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman warned that Congress is going about it the wrong way with their sweeping bill known as HR1. Washington currently allows everyone to vote by mail and allows residents to register to vote on the same day as elections, which are among the reforms called for in HR1 , also known as the "For the People Act." Wyman noted, however, that her state did not put these rules in place overnight, explaining that it takes time to build infrastructure that has proper precautions in place – time that HR1 does not provide. … [Read more...] about Wash Sec of State touts progressive voting reforms, but warns HR1 is ‘over-prescriptive’ and ‘problematic’

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 2 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Donald Trump fired a high, hard fastball at Major League Baseball on Friday night, urging fans to boycott the "national pastime" over its decision to pull this year’s All-Star Game from the Atlanta area. Trump asserted that MLB’s leadership was "afraid of the Radical Left Democrats," claiming the party pressured the league to relocate its mid-summer game because of Georgia ’s new election law, recently signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. The former president also took aim at large "woke" corporations that issued statements against the Georgia law. "Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans," Trump wrote, "and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical Left Democrats who do not want … [Read more...] about Trump calls for MLB boycott, warns ‘woke’ corporations after All-Star Game pullout

close Video Gov. Kemp: ‘Unfortunate’ MLB has caved to ‘cancel culture’ over Georgia voting law Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reacts on ‘Fox and Friends Weekend’ to Major League Baseball announcing it's pulling the All-Star game from the state over its new voting law. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama praised Major League Baseball's decision Friday to move this year's All-Star Game out of the state in protest of Georgia's new controversial voting law . Obama said MLB's stance is a fitting way to honor former Braves Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who broke down racial barriers during his storied career. Aaron died in Atlanta on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. "Congratulations to [MLB] for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights for all citizens," Obama tweeted Saturday. "There’s no better way for America’s pastime to honor the great Hank Aaron, who always led by example." President Biden, who called the … [Read more...] about Obama praises MLB move out of Georgia as honoring Hank Aaron’s legacy