Kagro in the Morning - May 17, 2023

<p><strong>David Waldman</strong> wishes you all a festive, yet introspective, <a href= "https://mstdn.party/@JonShifflett_V/110384157238481517" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">National Day of Norway</a>.</p> <p><strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> rounds up the election news, which <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/2023-s-biggest-election-a-resilient-dem-governor-vs-an-ascendant-kentucky-gop/ar-AA1biFhm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/2023-s-biggest-election-a-resilient-dem-governor-vs-an-ascendant-kentucky-gop/ar-AA1biFhm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looks pretty good for Democrats</a>, especially <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/politics/takeaways-kentucky-pennsylvania-jacksonville-elections/index.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in how it looks bad for Republicans.</a> The Trump <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kentucky-gop-winner-daniel-cameron-makes-head-spinning-remark-about-trump/ar-AA1bj3M6?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=b32dc36e6a2c46d6abba409fe4b21cd4&ei=43" target="_blank" rel="noopener">culture of winning</a>, that is losing, <a href= "https://decisiondeskhq.com/election-results-kentucky-primary-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is alive in Kentucky and elsewhere</a>. <a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrat-donna-deegan-flips-jacksonville-mayors-office-major-upset-rcna84791?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a major upset</a>, Florida Democrat Donna Deegan becomes<a href= "https://jaxtrib.org/2023/05/16/donna-deegan-beats-daniel-davis-for-jacksonville-mayor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><a href= "https://jaxtrib.org/2023/05/16/donna-deegan-beats-daniel-davis-for-jacksonville-mayor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacksonville’s first female mayor</a>. A non-Republican also <a href= "https://mstdn.social/@tristansnell/110382543592142212" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">flipped the most Republican city