helped illuminate what a liar he is. plus, it can make the difference if you re trying to buy a car or a house. the stunning report that equifax erroneously issued millions of americans lower credit scores that they did not deserve. welcome to the lead. i m jack tapper. a report card and a reality check for republicans and democrats gearing up for this fall s midterm elections. the biggest takeaway is from another primary night, now coming into focus starting in kansas where abortion rights with on the ballot. voters in kansas overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state. the turnout is giving democrats new hope, they say, that anger at that decision by the high court could deliver a midterm boost. on to arizona now where republican election deniers won big last night. cnn now projecting three trump-endorsed republicans who embraced donald trump s sad election lies will win their party s nominations for u.s. senate, fo
allow lawmakers to further restrict or ban abortion. a resounding 59% said no, 41% said yes with a coalition of some independents and republicans joining forces to preserve access to abortion. three months before the fall elections, the outcome in kansas reverberated across the political landscape with democrats expressing fresh hope that support for abortion rights could be a motivating force in november. across the country on tuesday, more pieces of the midterm election puzzle fell into place with supporters of former president donald trump who have embraced his false claims about the 2020 election, scoring wins at the ballot box. in arizona trump-backed kari lake leading in a divisive republican governor race over karrin taylor robson who had the support of former vice president mike pence. we won this race. reporter: arizona has been a hotbed of denialism about joe biden s victory in the 2020 election with mark finchlam winning secretary of state, the
top election official in arizona. arizona has sent a message loud and clear. reporter: blake masters writing his trump endorsement, setting up one of the nation s most closely watched senate contests against mark kelly. in michigan tudor dixon beating gretchen whitmer. congressman peter meijer one of ten republicans voting to impeach president trump losing his primary to john gibbs, a fervent election denier whose candidacy was boosted by democrats with hundreds of thousands of dollars in tv adds. in missouri attorney generic schmitt easily winning the republican eric greitens resigned four years ago amid a sex scandal. god has a plan. doesn t always work on our
big last night. cnn now projecting three trump-endorsed republicans who embraced donald trump s sad election lies will win their party s nominations for u.s. senate, for attorney general, for secretary of state. right now election-denying kari lake who is running for governor is ahead in that primary, though those votes are still being counted. in michigan, republican congressman peter meijer lost his primary race to an election liar. notable in his race was the democratic meddling, the democratic congressional campaign committee spent more than $300,000 to boost meijer s opponent, conspiracy theorist john gibbs, in hopes that gibbs, backed by trump, will be easier to beat in november. it undermines democrats claims that these licks liars pose an existential threat to the