New England Taking Center Stage as an Ultra-Right Versus Ultra-Left Battleground

New England Taking Center Stage as an Ultra-Right Versus Ultra-Left Battleground
Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc greets supporters at a town hall event on Sept. 10, 2022, in Laconia, New Hampshire. Bolduc is running against Bruce Fenton and Chuck Morse in the upcoming GOP primary. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
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With two more primaries to go in New England, the picks so far in the six states that make up the east coast region show that far-right Republicans are winning in high-profile contested primaries.

The biggest upset came in Connecticut when newcomer Leora Levy, who won an unexpected 11th-hour Trump endorsement, beat out party favorite and moderate Themis Klarides for the party nomination for U.S. Senate.

Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.
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