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Republican legislators have to win primaries among electorates that deeply dislike President Obama.
Some relatives of elected officials were also poised to win primaries, according to early returns.
John F. Kennedy needed to win primaries to demonstrate to the Party that voters didn't mind that he was Catholic.
Anyone willing to advocate extremism to raise money and win primaries is likely to do the same to stay in office.
Yet the candidates don't seem to be worried about the long-term consequences of the positions they've taken to win primaries.
And because they don't have to struggle to win primaries, they have much less need to demonstrate the qualities that make for electoral success or accomplishment in office, like intelligence, imagination, or charisma.
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Mr. Jackson won primaries in 1984 and 1988.
He said that divisiveness "wins primaries and loses general elections".
Before dropping out in March, he won primaries in New Hampshire and Michigan.
As Trump started winning primaries, the outrage and disbelieve increased.
Four of his candidates have won primaries, one has lost, and two face primary runoffs.
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