Rangel Appears to Win Primary

Rep. Charles Rangel (R-NY), “seeking a 23rd term, held a slim lead in a fierce battle early Wednesday with State Senator Adriano Espaillat (D) in their primary election contest, a rematch that was largely fought along ethnic and generational lines,” the New York Times reports.

New York Post: “And woe to those who had ditched Charlie. Earlier Tuesday, a confident Rangel said that the political and labor leaders who abandoned him during the race ‘made one hell of a mistake’ — ­implying that he might not be willing to forgive and forget.”