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Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina
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Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections. A three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials has won the Democratic primary in a closely watched congressional race.Nancy Lacore secured the party’s nomination for the US House of Representatives in South Carolina’s first congressional district on Tuesday after defeating Mac Deford, a US Coast Guard veteran, in a runoff. Continue reading...
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