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Aug 9 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
It’s primary night again! 4️⃣ states are heading to the polls:
• Connecticut
• Vermont
• Wisconsin
• Minnesota

Women will take a step towards a historic milestone. Plus, Minnesota could show us if a pro-choice backlash is really growing.

Here are the key storylines to watch:
Wisconsin Democrats are set to pick Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes to face Sen. Ron Johnson.

Johnson is slightly favored given the national environment. But polls show Barnes — a progressive who would be the state's first Black senator — with a small early lead.
Wisconsin Republicans will pick their nominee for governor — and the winner could impact 2024.

Trump endorsed businessman Tim Michels; Pence is backing former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. Both deny the 2020 election results. The winner will face Gov. Tony Evers in a tossup race.
Vermont, the only state that has not yet elected a woman to Congress, is going to take a big step today.

State senator Becca Balint and Lt. Gov. Molly Gray are facing off in the Democratic primary for the state's open House seat — either is almost guaranteed to win in November.
Minnesotans are voting in a special election for a vacant House seat, #MN01.

Trump won the seat by 10 points in 2020 so Brad Finstad (R) is favored over Jeffrey Ettinger (D). But after Kansas's big pro-choice victory, the race could offer clues about Democrats' enthusiasm.
Far-right election denier Kim Crockett is favored to win the GOP nomination for Minnesota Secretary of State, the latest pro-conspiracy Republican seeking to oversee voting.

Last week she wondered aloud if some people should be barred from voting:

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It’s primary night again. Voters in 5️⃣ states are heading to the polls:

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• Michigan
• Missouri
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