(The New York Times) — (1) Congress is very unpopular (2) The mainstream prevails in Ohio (3) Manchin is in for a fight (4) Interventions work (5) The year of the women, continued (6) But it’s Trump’s party
Primary elections in four Republican-leaning states rattled Congress on Tuesday night, as voters ejected a sitting member of the House and set up intense campaigns for the Senate in several battlegrounds.
Republicans averted a worst-case scenario — the nomination of an ex-convict coal baron in West Virginia — but faced warning signs elsewhere. Here are our takeaways from the evening.
Click to continue reading. By ALEX BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN – May 9, 2018