Dems Go With Heads Over Hearts In Big Tuesday Primaries

COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 08: Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray walks up on stage after winning the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary during a primary night event on May 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Cordray, ... COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 08: Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray walks up on stage after winning the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary during a primary night event on May 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Cordray, the former director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, defeated Larry Ealy, former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill, Paul Ray, and Ohio State Senator Joseph Schiavoni. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) MORE LESS

May 9, 2018 1:03 p.m.

Republicans have been arguing for months that Democrats will blow a spate of winnable races by nominating hard-line liberal candidates out of step with their districts and states. On Tuesday, Democratic voters signaled they have no such plans. In a...

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