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Nebraska's outgoing governor correctly predicts how Trump's candidate lost

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Governor Pete Ricketts won his proxy battle against the former president in Tuesday's primary after his candidate beat out Trump's.

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  1. Donald Trump's Chances of Winning Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia

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  2. Newest

    Nebraska's outgoing governor correctly predicts how Trump's candidate lost

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  1. NPR

    3 primary contests to watch Tuesday in West Virginia and Nebraska (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has endorsed candidates in competitive primaries in both states, making Tuesday another evaluation of his influence over the GOP.

  2. NPR

    Nebraska primary for governor is the latest test of Trump's endorsement (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Tuesday's GOP primary winner is all but sure to take the governor's office come November. Of the front runners, one has been endorsed by Trump and accused by eight women of inappropriate touching.

  3. Fox News

    Trump center stage in heated GOP primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    He’s not on the ballot, but former President Trump is front and center in two high-profile Republican primaries on Tuesday as voters in Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls.

  4. Breitbart News

    Tuesday's Nebraska Governor’s Primary to Test Trump Endorsement (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A hotly contested gubernatorial primary happening in Nebraska on Tuesday could put an end to Trump’s current endorsement winning streak.

  5. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's Chances of Winning Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The former president has endorsed four Republican candidates in Tuesday's primary elections.

  6. Newsweek

    Nebraska's outgoing governor correctly predicts how Trump's candidate lost (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Governor Pete Ricketts won his proxy battle against the former president in Tuesday's primary after his candidate beat out Trump's.

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    4 takeaways from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN Tuesday’s Republican primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia were a test with mixed results for former President Donald Trump‘s endorsement power. Trump suffered his first big loss of 2022 in Nebraska, where his chosen candidate for governor in the R…

  8. Forbes

    Nebraska Primary: Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Loses GOP Nomination (opens Forbes)

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    Charles Herbster has lost the Republican primary for Nebraska governor despite earning former President Donald Trump’s endorsement—following a raft of groping allegations that Herbster has fervently denied.

  9. CBS News

    Trump's pick loses gubernatorial primary in Nebraska, but his candidate in West Virginia wins (opens CBS News)

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    In Nebraska, Trump had backed Charles Herbster, who was accused by multiple women of groping.

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump's candidate will win in West Virginia House primary but fall short in Nebraska gubernatorial contest, CNN projects (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s candidates had mixed success in Republican primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska Tuesday night, underscoring the complicated dynamics between the de facto leader of the GOP and voters who support him but don’t always back his candidates.

  11. KVIA El Paso

    Trump-backed candidates vie for Republican nominations in West Virginia and Nebraska (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN The next phase of the fight for dominance of the Republican Party will be decided Tuesday in a key House contest in West Virginia and the gubernatorial primary in Nebraska, where former President Donald Trump is backing a candidate facing allegations of sexual misconduct.

  12. Vox

    Two winners and two losers from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    This week’s primaries were another test of just how influential Trump’s endorsement is.

  13. Fox News

    Trump sees split decision in high-profile Nebraska, West Virginia GOP primaries (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    It's a split decision for Donald Trump, as the candidate the former president backed in Nebraska's GOP gubernatorial primary loses, but the congressman he endorsed in West Virginia wins

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    4 takeaways from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump suffered his first big loss of 2022 in Nebraska on Tuesday night, when his

  15. The Guardian

    Trump’s candidate loses to Republican Jim Pillen in Nebraska governor primary (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Charles Herbster’s loss was a setback for Donald Trump, in his effort to bend the GOP in his direction ahead of possible 2024 run

  16. The Week

  17. Politico

    Here are the Trump-backed candidates who won the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Donald Trump played it pretty safe with his May 3 endorsements in Ohio and Indiana and won big. Last night, his picks were riskier and he took a big loss.

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