
Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — held primaries Tuesday, and early returns indicate Democratic voters are prioritizing electability in battleground contests. In California and Iowa, that preference could change which candidates advance and shift the balance between pragmatic and ideological wings of the party. These outcomes will be read as both local results and signals for how later June primaries may unfold.
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