Morning Digest: Will the GOP boot another member of its Con Artist Caucus?

_{The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.}

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● TN-05: Republican Rep. Andy Ogles is about to learn if the twin powers of incumbency and Donald Trump's endorsement are enough for the freshman to overcome a series of scandals and a well-funded opponent in Tennessee, which as always hosts America's only Thursday night primary.

Ogles' sole intraparty foe in the 5th District, which GOP map makers made safely red two years ago, is Courtney Johnston, who is a member of Nashville's Metro Council. Johnston has used her wide fundraising advantage to air commercials portraying the congressman as someone who "gets nothing done."