that was the scene in kansas after resounding victory for abortion rights at the polls. kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution. not only was the result surprising in a state s conservative as kansas but, the margin wasn t even close. kansas voters rejected the anti-abortion measure by nearly 20 points and what s remarkable about the outcome is that kansas republicans did everything they possibly could to stack the deck in their favor. for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday s primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance what s a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blasted out a barra
for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday s primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance what s a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blasted out a barrage of misleading text messages to kansas voters the day before the vote that made it sound like voting yes would protect a woman s right to choose when in fact the opposite is true. but despite all those obstacles, voter turnout was massive, far from the usual trickle of voters for an august primary in a midterm here. turnout approached nearly presidential levels. and the votes to defeat the antiabortion measure didn t just come from the urban and suburban counties where most of
backed by the former president in his state senate race. some of those very same candidates are alsobeing supported controversially by democrats hoping to run against more extreme opponents in the fall. all of this, with inflation and fears of recession as a backdrop. president biden s recent legislative actions and foreign policy decisions on the table, and the midterm elections now just 90 days away. cnn s john king is over tracking all the important races and trends. let s check in with you first. so john, missouri polls are just closing. as we know, the former president caused a lot of confusion in his senate endorsement of two people named eric, both running for the same office. how is that race shaping up? yeah, anderson, the fact that we are talking about missouri is actually the story. in the sense that this is a retirement republic in government, roy blunt, with the wind at the republicans back, they should be a safe seat pull for republicans. but as you noted, t
night, we are going to get to it. great show. i will see you tomorrow. see you later! this is don lemon tonight. it s election night in america, and coming in from primaries in five states. cnn s projecting that trump endorsed candidate tutor dixon will win the michigan republican gubernatorial primary. it predicts eric schmidt has won the missouri gop senate primary. we ll have more results to come. twitter, dickson, and eric smith, the winners there. the fact, is in state after state, democracy is on the ballot tonight. will the gop be the party of trump and his election lies, or is there room left in the party of lincoln for candidates to defend our free and fair elections? we may get some answers tonight. the last polls just closing right now in arizona, their primaries, were trump backed candidates are all over the ballot, running for the senate, governor, and the secretary of state. the state that has been grand zero for trump s postelection defeat revenge tour. kyu
thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. they came, they saw, and they voted. now tuesday s primary results are shedding new light on what voters want and what and what politicians and what strategy that politicians will need to deploy to win in november. the biggest vote overnight was in kansas. voters there resoundingly defeated a constitutional amendment that likely would have invalidated the right to an abortion in that state. it s a result that is being closely watched by both parties as access to abortion services is becoming a critical issue for the midterms. but it was not the only big result last night. in michigan, republican congressman peter meijer, one of ten republicans in the house to vote for former president trump to be impeached, he was narrowly defeated in his primary. a primary where democrats actually pumped big money into propping up his opponent. it seemed to work this time. but will it backfire down the road? results in missouri and arizon