‘Mini-Trump’ candidates in GOP primaries reveal a shift in the Republican Party

Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters The Indiana Republican primary race features three candidates aiming to defeat the Democratic incumbent with images and tactics similar to President Donald Trump, whose campaign prominently featured him as an aggressive, outsider businessman. These candidates highlight a shift in the Republican Party embracing more populist, nativist and protectionist policies. Primaries and November’s […]

Hillary Clinton’s deal with the DNC reportedly wouldn’t have affected the Democratic primaries

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A deal between the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign allowed the campaign to influence hiring and spending decisions for the party. The memo stated that the agreement would only relate to the general election, and not in the Democratic Primary. A deal between the cash-strapped Democratic National Committee and Hillary […]

A lopsided map, heated primaries, and Trump: Where the 2018 Senate races stand today

Yuri Gripas/Getty Images At first glance, some of 2018’s most pivotal elections look very promising for Republicans. Democrats have to play defense — big league. Of the 11 Senate seats the party controls in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, ten senators are up for reelection in the upcoming vote. “When you look at […]

Trump had an outsized impact on Virginia’s primaries — but not how people expected

AP Photo/Cliff Owen RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump had an outsized effect on Virginia’s primary contests for governor, but not in the ways most people expected. Democratic voters were energized in opposition to Trump and turned out in higher-than-expected numbers Tuesday. But the majority were happy to back the more moderate and establishment-favored […]

5 Primaries That Will Define Trump's GOP

Congress is run by Republicans, but as the Pennsylvania Avenue friction has proven, it’s hardly full of Donald Trump Republicans. The unconventional president showed the GOP a surprising path to power, upending the establishment vs. Tea Party dynamic that has helped define intraparty squabbles since 2010. With the Trump White House now under investigation and […]