
4 takeaways from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries
CNN
Former President Donald Trump suffered his first big loss of 2022 in Nebraska on Tuesday night, when his chosen candidate for governor in the Republican primary lost to the state party's choice.
Trump fared better in West Virginia, where his pick in a hotly contested GOP House primary cruised to victory in a battle of Republican incumbents -- one backed by the former President, the other endorsed by the state's GOP governor and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin -- drawn against each other by the state's congressional mapmakers.
In all, it was a split decision for Trump. And though his hold on the Republican Party remains strong, the results in Nebraska show it is not complete -- especially when he endorses a candidate like wealthy businessman Charles Herbster, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct (all of which he has denied).

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