Centrist incumbents in both parties survived high-profile primaries in Illinois on Tuesday, edging out restive liberal and conservative challengers in contests that served as tests of the establishment’s strength against insurgents. Coming after primaries in Texas and a special election in Pennsylvania that caused some upheaval, the contests in Illinois gave at least a temporary boost to the establishment. J.B. Pritzker won the Illinois Democratic primary for governor on March 21. [A conservative Democrat in Illinois feels the ire of his liberal base]Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Newman, who was the Illinois spokeswoman for the gun-control group Moms Demand Action, received endorsements from NARAL Pro-Choice America, MoveOn, Emily’s List and two of Lipinski’s more liberal Illinois colleagues, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D) and Luis V. Gutiérrez (D).

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 14:07 UTC