Senior Fellow Elaine Kamarck analyzes the results of the Texas primaries, where a record number of women not only ran for office but also either won their primary or advanced to a runoff election. Kamarck also discusses party faction trends for the Democratic and Republican parties, including the number of progressive, Tea Party, or conservative candidates.
Related Content:
What do the Texas primary elections tell us? For one, women are running- and winning
The Primaries Project: What to expect in the 2018 Midterms
Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again
Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send email feedback to [email protected], and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.
Elaine C. Kamarck is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates. She is a member of the Democratic National Committee and a superdelegate to the Democratic convention.
Authors
Commentary
PodcastTakeaways from the Texas primaries
March 7, 2018