It seems that almost every week we see primary-election outcomes that not too long ago would have seemed highly unlikely, if not downright preposterous. Candidates in both parties who would have been seen as unorthodox, eccentric, or even extreme a decade or two ago are now winning nominations in unusual places. At the same time, others who would have been well in their party’s mainstream now seem incapable of winning a nomination.
Look no further than last week’s Democratic and Republican Senate primaries in Pennsylvania. CONTINUED
Charlie Cook
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