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Surprising primary results from Florida and Arizona, and what they say about the midterms

PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 28:  An Arizona voter carries her ballot to a polling place to vote in the state's Primary on August 28, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The state of Arizona has Senate primary day elections as voters decide between former State Senator Kelli Ward, Arizona Representative Martha McSally, and former sheriff Joe Arpaio all running for outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ).  (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
An Arizona voter carries her ballot to a polling place to vote in the state's Primary on August 28, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Surprising primary results from Florida and Arizona, and what they say about the midterms

Democrats hope to turn antipathy toward President Trump into party flips in the swing states of Arizona and Florida.

A couple of fascinating races are now set. In Arizona, two women with compelling backgrounds face off for Jeff Flake’s Senate seat. In Florida, the governor will be either a Bernie-aligned or a Trump-aligned. What are the implications for November?

Guests:

Luige del Puerto, editor and associate publisher of the Arizona Capitol Times; he tweets

John Kennedy, State Capital reporter in Florida for Gate House Media, a newspaper organization with 13 daily newspapers in the state; he tweets

Zachary Courser, research director of the Dreier Roundtable and visiting assistant professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets