Other Republican primary races in Ohio and West Virginia on Tuesday also feature outsider businessmen who have gone all out to show their allegiance to Trump and accuse their rivals of lacking the same fealty. The candidates also highlight a shift in the Republican Party to embrace more populist, nativist and protectionist candidates skeptical of immigration and free trade – a seismic change from the party’s traditional alliance of social conservatives and free-marketeers. The other candidates in the race are U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Messer says Braun is flawed, pointing to his history of voting in Democratic primaries and suggesting he is not a reliable conservative. Braun says he voted in Democratic primaries in the past because in his southern Indiana home Democrats held all the local offices.

Source: dna May 06, 2018 17:15 UTC