Primary elections have received extra scrutiny this year, as analysts seek to discern, on the basis of necessarily limited evidence, the trends that may forecast the outcome of the midterms. Those midterms may be more consequential than usual this time around, as Democrats hope to take the House back from the Republicans and, with it, the opportunity to impeach President Donald Trump.
One trend was clear in this set of primaries: The Republican Party is now Trump’s and electoral success will rise and fall with the fortunes of the president.
