5 things to watch in the Ohio and Indiana primaries
CNN
Voting ends Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana, kicking off a busy primary month that will set up some of the key races for this year's midterms.
Ohio's primary on Tuesday will offer an early window into the direction of the Republican Party, and a test of former President Donald Trump's status as its most influential figure, as November's midterm elections approach.
The state's Republican contest for an open Senate seat is the marquee match-up of the day -- and the first in a series of heated GOP clashes that will unfold in May, with races in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and more set for the following weeks.
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