The results from Tuesday night’s state primaries showed former President Donald Trump’s enduring power
Even after a reported FBI raid on his Florida estate – heading into the midterm elections, with several candidates he supported winning their races.
Two Trump-backed candidates in particular took key state primaries, as called by The Associated Press
Tim Michels, a construction executive, won Wisconsin’s Republican gubernatorial primary and Leora Levy, a relative unknown, won the GOP Senate primary in Connecticut.
If a far-right candidate’s triumph in Maryland weeks ago was considered a win for the former president in his proxy battle with the state’s moderate Republican Gov.
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Larry Hogan, then Michels’ primary win in Wisconsin on Tuesday scored another proxy victory for Trump
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This time, against his former vice president. Michels edged out former Lt. Gov.
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Rebecca Kleefisch, who had been backed by former Vice President Mike Pence and former Gov.
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Scott Walker, and will face the incumbent Gov. Tony Evers.
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Meanwhile, Levy’s win in Connecticut will put her in a race against Sen.