The August 14 primary elections will set up several key pickup opportunities for Democrats in the 2018 midterms: Come November, they could finally unseat Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin and they could also win a handful of House districts in the Badger State and in Minnesota in their quest for 24 seats and a House majority.
The story of the 2018 midterm elections has been Democrats looking to regain ground in Congress, in governors’ mansions, and in state legislatures across the country, by riding a wave of historic backlash against President Donald Trump. But the states voting on Tuesday — which also include Connecticut and Vermont — will present Republicans with a few rare opportunities to win offices from Democrats.
The Minnesota governor’s race is wide open, and election forecasters think it’s a toss-up. The GOP could win a few House seats in Minnesota in historically conservative districts that have been sending Democrats to Congress for years. Republicans also have a chance to win the Connecticut governor’s election, with an unpopular outgoing Democratic governor dragging down the party…..
Polls close in Vermont
Kobach has increased his lead Kansas….
Polls close in CT,….
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BREAKING: Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont primary election. #APracecall at 9:14 p.m. EDT. #Election2018 #VTprimary
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BREAKING: Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who angered members of his base by supporting gun restrictions, wins his party’s primary to seek a second term in November.
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has narrowly won last week’s GOP primary for governor, after incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded Tuesday night https://cnn.it/2MR6M8k
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BREAKING: Brooke Paige wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Vermont’s 1st congressional district. #APracecall at 9:24 p.m. EDT. #Election2018 #VTprimary
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BREAKING: Amy Klobuchar wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota primary election. #APracecall at 8:20 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #MNprimary
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Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin advances to the November general election. After facing no opposition in her primary, Baldwin faces a tough re-election race against one of two Trump loyalists seeking to run against her.
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BREAKING: Scott Walker wins Republican nomination for governor in Wisconsin primary election. #APracecall at 8:22 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #WIprimary
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Projection: Tony Evers (D) wins #WIGOV primary to face Gov. Scott Walker (R).
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The AP has called #CT05 Dem primary for Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year. Strong favorite in November, and would be first black woman to represent the state in Congress.
(((Harry Enten)))
Ellison running away with the AG nod right now.
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Jim Newberger has won the Republican primary in Minnesota and will be facing incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall.
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BREAKING: Jim Sensenbrenner wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 5th congressional district. #APracecall at 8:38 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #WIprimary
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Projection: Somali-American former refugee Ilhan Omar (D) wins the DFL primary for #MN05. She and #MI13’s Rashida Tlaib (D) will become the first Muslim women in Congress.
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The AP has called special #MNSEN Dem primary for Tina Smith. Richard Painter got a lot of attention for tweets, trailing 76-14 with 14% in.
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BREAKING: Jim Sensenbrenner wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 5th congressional district. #APracecall at 8:38 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #WIprimary
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Projection: UW system regent Bryan Steil (R) wins GOP primary for Speaker Paul Ryan’s open #WI01. Looks likely to face Randy Bryce (D) in fall.
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In the Democratic primary for Minnesota governor, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz leads state Rep. Erin Murphy 41% to 36%. Lori Swanson, the presumed front-runner, is down at 21%.
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BREAKING: Betty McCollum wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 4th congressional district. #APracecall at 8:45 p.m. CDT.
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BREAKING: Tom Emmer wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district. #APracecall at 8:47 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #MNprimary
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Projection: Tim Walz (D) wins DFL nomination for #MNGOV.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shut out Folasade Adeluola in Vermont’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday as he seeks a third term in office.
With 10 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press called the race, showing Sanders carrying 94 percent of the vote. It was not immediately clear which Republican he will face in the general election in November….
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BREAKING: Bryan Steil wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district. #APracecall at 8:51 p.m. CDT.
In thought Kansas Republicans couldn’t go any lower than Brownback. I stand corrected. Considering Bback barely won in a heavy GOP year the Dem nominee should have a decent chance against the wacko Kobach.
The third party “centrist” candidate could be a major player in Kansas.
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BREAKING: Manny Santos wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Connecticut’s 5th congressional district. #APracecall at 10:23 p.m. EDT. #
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Crystal Ball is going to be moving WI-GOV from Leans R to Toss-up. Been evident for a while that Walker is in trouble but we wanted to wait until the primary. Tony Evers seems like the most credible Dem, and he will face Walker.
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BREAKING: Former Meriden, Connecticut, Mayor Manny Santos wins Republican primary for U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Elizabeth Esty, who acknowledged mishandling sex harassment claims in her office.
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The AP has called Dem primary for safely blue #MN05 Ilhan Omar. Will be first Somali-American member of Congress, as well as first Muslim woman along with #MI13’s Rashida Tlaib
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BREAKING: Dean Phillips wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district
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BREAKING: Tony Evers wins Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin primary election. #APracecall at 9:00 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #WIprimary
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BREAKING: Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan’s former aide wins Wisconsin GOP primary to replace him; Bryan Steil is a corporate attorney from Ryan’s hometown, and their families are longtime friends. #WIPrimary
Tim Pawlenty was defeated in the Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial primary.
The guy who beat Pawlenrty was a strong Trump supporter – and the race wasn’t that close.
And that should help to keep the Governor’s office blue this November.
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Tim Pawlenty’s comeback was derailed in Minnesota https://buff.ly/2MQcaZs
Said Pawlenty: “The Republican Party has shifted. It is the era of Trump, and I’m just not a Trump-like politician.”
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#MNGov Rating Change: Toss Up —> Lean Dem. @TimPawlenty’s loss in the primary left Republicans with a weaker nominee against Dem @RepTimWalz.
Congrats on Christine Hallquist’s historic primary win!