Yesterday’s primaries across three states saw incumbents wobble, general election matchups form and runoffs extend intraparty fights.
They also highlighted broader lessons about the state of national politics, from Trump’s enduring power over the GOP to the disagreements over ideology, generation and strategy that continue to divide Democrats.
In Texas, where the Republican Senate primary is heading to a May 26 runoff between four-term Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the question of whether Trump will finally take a side is swirling over the race after other races demonstrated his power.
Meanwhile, state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, NBC News projected early this morning. And a night of close calls and losses for House incumbents in both parties was full of nail-biting signs for other establishment figures preparing to go before voters later this year.
