{"id":1598832,"date":"2022-08-10T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1598832"},"modified":"2022-08-10T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:19:20","slug":"takeaways-from-tuesday-primaries-four-trump-backed-candidates-win-omar-survives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/takeaways-from-tuesday-primaries-four-trump-backed-candidates-win-omar-survives\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways From Tuesday Primaries: Four Trump-Backed Candidates Win, Omar Survives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftakeaways-from-tuesday-primaries-four-trump-backed-candidates-win-omar-survives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1598832&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">November general election slates for 16 congressional, four gubernatorial, and three U.S. Senate seats were set in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-wisconsin\">Wisconsin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-minnesota\">Minnesota<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-connecticut\">Connecticut<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-vermont\">Vermont<\/a> in Aug. 9 primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Among first-glance takeaways are triumphs by four candidates endorsed by former President Trump and the narrow victory by \u201csquad\u201d honcho Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a Minnesota Republican congressional candidate won two races on the same day, and Vermont voters are positioned to elect the state\u2019s first woman to Congress.<\/p>\n<p> Trump Endorsements <\/p>\n<p>The former president backed three victorious candidates in Wisconsin and one in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Leora Levy won the GOP U.S. Senate primary in Connecticut and will challenge incumbent two-term Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)<\/p>\n<p>Trump-endorsed Derrick Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, won his Wisconsin congressional district primary, as did two-term incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.)<\/p>\n<p>In Wisconsin\u2019s Republican gubernatorial primary, Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels won by four percentage points over a party rival endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p>With Michels\u2019 triumph, Trump took a 2-to-1 lead over Pence in head-to-head gubernatorial endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Pence-supported Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp easily defeated Trump-supported challenger David Perdue. In the Aug. 2 primaries, Trump-endorsed Kari Lake defeated Pence-backed Karrin Taylor Robson in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p> Gubernatorial Primaries <\/p>\n<p>Republicans elected challengers to face incumbent Democrats in Wisconsin and Minnesota, while three-term Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott rolled to an easy primary win and will square off against Democrat Brenda Siegel, who was uncontested in her party preliminary.<\/p>\n<p>Michels, who owns a construction company, entered the Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial primary race in April, secured Trump\u2019s endorsement in June, and poured $12 million of his own money into TV ads, portraying himself as a businessman and an outsider.<\/p>\n<p>Michels trumped\u00a0former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, who was backed by Pence,\u00a0Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November general election slates for 16 congressional, four gubernatorial, and three U.S. Senate seats were set in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont in Aug. 9 primaries. Among first-glance takeaways are triumphs by four candidates endorsed by former President Trump and the narrow victory by \u201csquad\u201d honcho Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her Democratic primary. 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