New York | Candidates backed by Donald Trump prevailed in multiple Republican primaries on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), while a statewide ballot initiative in Kansas that would have allowed new restrictions on abortion was soundly rejected.

The results showed that the former president, and his false claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud, still hold sway over Republican voters. They also suggested that anger over the Supreme Court’s June decision to end the nationwide constitutional right to abortion could fire up Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections.

Reuters