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Major tests for progressives and Trump are on tap in Tuesday’s primaries

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Voters head to the polls in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut and Alabama, with a special GOP primary for the Senate in South Carolina.

Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong in Milwaukee in July.Nam Y. Huh / AP

Aug. 11, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

By Bridget Bowman, Ben Kamisar and Adam Edelman

The Democratic Party’s ideological and generational divides are on full display in Tuesday’s primaries in several states, while President Donald Trump’s endorsement will once again be on the ballot in a key Republican contest.

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