“Few Americans would abandon their party’s candidate over controversies such as Democrat Graham Platner’s ​Nazi-linked tattoo in Maine or Republican Ken Paxton’s fraud indictment in Texas, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, highlighting deep partisan divides that make winning paramount.”

“Two-thirds ‌of party-aligned respondents said they sometimes have to vote for a candidate they don’t like just to stop the other party from winning power.”

“I want to thank the big guy. God. Trump comes later. Mr. President, you’re not far behind God.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), at his primary victory speech.

New York Times: “Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine sends Democrats barreling into one of this year’s most important Senate contests with a rush of insurgent energy but gnawing uncertainty about the withering Republican scrutiny to come.”

“His decisive victory offered a vivid display of the deep Democratic desire for a new generation of leaders, suggesting that many primary voters in Maine embraced his populist economic message and working-class appeal.”

“Yet in nominating Mr. Platner, Democrats are making an enormous bet in their quest to regain control of the Senate, staking their chances in a crucial race on an untested and scandal-plagued oysterman.”

NOTUS: “California voters passed a redistricting ballot measure last year that altered the lines of California’s 40th Congressional District. That change forced two Republican House members into a primary race for the redrawn seat, and those two incumbents will now move on to November’s general election, according to Associated Press projections.”

“Rep. Ken Calvert and Rep. Young Kim advanced in the nonpartisan primary, topping six other Democratic or politically unaffiliated candidates to square off for a seat Cook Political Report categorizes as solidly Republican.”