And from the Walter Cronkite
school of journalism at Arizona
state university.
Judy: On the busiest primary day
so far of the 2022 midterm
elections, there were mixed
results or Republican candidate
endorsed by former president
Donald Trump.
And for Democrats, several races
provided the first true test of
what the parties message will be
if trump is no longer at the top
of the ticket.
We have coverage.
>> In Pennsylvania --
>> We will not have a result
tonight.
>> A key contest still too close
to call.
Dr. Oz, Donald Trump's former
candidate, narrowly leading his
Republican opponent.
Thousands of mail-in ballots are
left account.
>> We can see the path ahead.
We can see victory ahead.
>> Thank you so much for all of
the hard work.
Reporter: Both fending off a
late surge from conservative
commentator Kathy Barnett.
Whoever comes out on top will
face in November against the
current lieutenant governor,
John Fetterman, who easily won
the debt -- democratic primary.
>> I want to address the
elephant in the room.
I husband is not in the room
tonight.
Reporter: Fetterman remains in
the hospital after suffering a
stroke on Friday.
On election day, he had a
pacemaker implanted in his
campaign says he will be back on
the trail soon.
>> They like to go to bed early.
Reporter: A different story for
trump's pick in North Carolina.
>> The America first agenda led
to historic job growth, and
prosperity for all Americans.
Reporter: A congressman it
emerged from a credit Republican
field that included a former
governor and congressman.
>> I am honored to be your
nominee.
Reporter: The democratic
candidate will be the states
former chief justice.
Hoping to become the third black
woman elected to the U.S.
Senate.
A few in the tar heel state got
closer to congress.
Someone else was shown out.
Trump's endorsement could not
save Madison Cawthorn, who lost
his primary.
Out west, a democratic incumbent
is in trouble.
A congressman endorsed by
president Biden was trailing a
Progressive challenger who is an
environmentalist.
In Idaho, the trump-endorsed
lieutenant governor lost a
challenge to her boss and fellow
Republican, the incumbent
governor.
Next week, political attention
turns south with heated primary
races in Georgia.
Judy: To help us break down more
of last night's results, I am
joined by David Wasserman of the
cook political report.
And an editor at large at the
nonprofit newsroom the 19th.
Welcome back to both of you.
Let me start with you, I want to
ask about the influence of
president trump.
The candidates he endorsed.
How did they do?
Not all of them won.
>> That is right.
It was a mixed bag.
Regardless of whether he doors
tour did not endorse certain
winners, the party is moving in
his direction.
Madison Cawthorn self sabotaged
his way to defeat.
Two other controversial
Republicans Dr. Oz's
did really
well.
Some trump skeptics did well.
They won primaries that largely
escaped his radar.
Judy: What do you see here?
It is not only the candidates
that former president trump
endorsed, it is the large number
of Republican candidates who say
they do not believe in the 2020
>> Absolutely right.
This was still very much in play
in Pennsylvania.
They declined to even endorse a
candidate.
They felt they could not because
of the way the party politics
were in this state.
She ended up being a spoiler in
the GOP primary with Dr. Oz.
He said it does not belong only
to trump.
With or without his endorsement,
you saw people who were endorsed
by trump or subscribe to that
style politics on the Republican
side.
In Pennsylvania, the Republican
nominee for the gubernatorial
contest was endorsed kind of an
the 11th hour by former
president trump.
That is someone who did not need
the former president to endorse
him.
It was already looking like he
would be the nominee without
that.
It will be interesting to see
how president trump really
factors into the general
election knowing how pivotal
Pennsylvania was in the 2020
election.
This could end up being somewhat
of a grudge match for the former
president.
He was one of those people who
would have voted to certify the
election for former president
trump.
Judy: No question about it.
We are seeing them across the
country.
Let's turn to the Democrats.
Interesting that in some of
these states, it is the more
Progressive democratic candidate
who is winning against the
so-called establishment
mainstream Democrat.
What do you see going on there?
>> It was a mixed bag.
There was no clear verdict on
the left.
Fetterman, who is perceived to
be more Progressive, won
comfortably.
You also had a state
representative who is narrowly
ahead of the more moderate
candidate in Pittsburgh.
That is a big victory for
Progressives.
It looks like blue dog
conservative Democrat in Oregon
will go down to defeat in his
primary against a more
Progressive challenger.
I think the overall takeaway is
maybe democratic voters are not
subscribing to this framework.
Maybe they are voting for the
candidates they personally like
and trust without a big of this
is ideology.
Judy: What do you see going on
on the democratic side of the
ledger?
>> Once again you have the
question for democratic voters
on whether they want to go with
more establishment folks are
they want people who are going
to be fighters.
Fighting for systemic change.
In Pennsylvania you have someone
who built her own pipeline to
get to where she is now.
Fetterman, who is seen as
Progressive, but is the current
sitting lieutenant governor.
Not the only candidate in that
contest to one state on
election.
Somebody who is an outlier.
He really is redefining what do
color -- blue-collar.
She came out of North Carolina.
Someone who has been a judge for
20 years.
She was the clear frontrunner in
that contest.
You also have Charles booker
coming out of Kentucky.
He is a more Progressive
candidate.
He wants to swing big in terms
of democratic priorities and not
just the incremental change that
a lot of people thought was the
pragmatic, sacred choice.
Judy: If we step back for a
minute and look at where these
congressional races across the
country, how they are shaping up
, there are still primaries to
go.
At this point, what do you see?
I think we have a map showing
some redistricting results.
Maybe you could work that into
your answer.
>> When it rains for one side,
if for us.
Democrats are clear underdogs at
this way to retain their
majority in the house.
Redistricting, which was like it
could be a silver lining a
couple of months ago, has
shifted in Republicans
direction.
Just about everything has gone
wrong or Democrats in
redistricting and the last few
months.
That was going to potentially
win them three additional seeds.
It looks like Republicans might
get a couple of seats from
redistricting alone before you
even factor in the political
environment.
We could be looking at a
Republican gain in the house of
somewhere up to 35 seeds.
Judy: We have been hearing for
some time this is not a good
year for Democrats.
When you look at what is going
on with redistricting, it makes
it a big mountain for them to
climb.
>> Absolutely.
On top of that the voter
suppression laws that swept
state legislatures that will be
in place heading into November.
That is certainly something that
the party is concerned about.
Thinking about how to raise
awareness and educate voters who
want to be involved in making
sure that their vote counts
headed into November.
Making sure that if they turn
out, their vote will matter.
Judy: It is only the middle of
may.
A long way to go.
We do have some new numbers to
look at.
We thank you both for having the
understanding of what is going
on.
Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.