!,Becomeafanonfacebook Students invited to bot-making workshop washingtoninsidersstruggledtowinprimariestuesdayagainstoutsiderchallenges,anearlytestofjusthowangryvotersareatthepoliticalestablishment.Thevotingcameinindiana,northcarolinaandohio,threestatespresidentbarackobamawonin2008andpotentiallypivotalnovemberbattlegroundsforcontrolofthesenate.Turnoutwasexceptionallylightinanoff-yearprimaryjust3percentinnorthcarolinaasignthatangeratpoliticiansandwashingtonwasntyetturningintoawaveofvoting.Thevoterswhodidturnout,however,wereunwillingtogiveestablishmentcandidatesaneasyrideevenintheirownparties.Inindiana,formersen.Dancoatswontherepublicansenatenomination,butnotinthecommandingfashionthatmightbeexpectedforapoliticalveteranwithstrongbackingfromtherepublicanestablishment.Despitecoatsresumeandestablishmentbacking,heranupagainstteapartyactivistsandconservativeswhobackedmarlinstutzman,asmallbusinessmanandformerstatesenator,andformerindianarep.Johnhostettler.Coatshad43percentofthevoteinearlyreturns,leadingamulti-candidatefieldbutunabletomusteramajority.Stutzmanhad31percentandhostettlerhad18percent,followedbylesserknowncandidates.Thedemocratswillnominaterep.Bradellsworthinastatecommitteemeeting.Democraticsen.Evanbayhssurpriseretirementannouncementcametoolatetoallowtimeforaprimarycampaign,andellsworthisunopposed.Innorthcarolina,democratsviedforthenominationtochallengerepublicansen.Richardburr.Democraticinsiderslinedupbehindformerstatesen.Calcunningham.Hewaschallengedbysecretaryofstateelainemarshall,whocastherselfastheoutsider,andkenlewis,afarmer.Inearlyreturns,marshallledwith38percentofthevote;cunninghamhad28percent.Anythingshortof40percentforthewinnersendsthetoptwovote-gettersintoarunoffonjune22.Inohio,whererepublicansen.Georgevoinovichisretiring,democratssparredinanastyfightforthesenatenominationthatcouldlingerheadingintothegeneralelectionagainstformerrepublicanrep.Robportman.Lt.Gov.Leefisherhadstrongsupportfromdemocraticinsiders,includinggov.Tedstrickland.Hewaschallengedbysecretaryofstatejenniferbrunner,whossaidshewascastasideandthatshewouldntcampaignforfisherifhewerethenominee.Saidpoliticalanalyststuartrothenberg:shesangryandbitteratthedemocraticestablishment.Inearlyreturns,fisherhad56percentofthevoteandbrunnerhad44percent.Twomorekeysenateprimarieswillbeheldonmay18.Inkentucky,bothpartiesarelockedinheatedconteststoselecttheirnomineestosucceedretiringgopsen.Jimbunning.Inpennsylvania,republican-turned-democratarlenspecterisfacingatoughchallengefromrep.Joesestak.Morefrommcclatchyformoremcclatchypoliticscoveragevisitplanetwashingtonmisshim?Bushsreputationmightbereadyforareboundinkentuckysenateprimary,contestisteapartyvs.Goppoll:americansdistrustoffederalgovernmentisdeepening |22222222|
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