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Article snippet: Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada and Maine, as well as a special election in Wisconsin, have offered some hints as to what might be expected in November's pivotal midterm elections. Not all of the races have been called as of early Wednesday morning — Maine’s experiment with ranked-choice balloting will delay the results there for a few days, while some key South Carolina primaries are heading to a runoff. With that in mind, here’s what you need to know from Tuesday’s election results. MAGA loyalty is driving GOP primary voters Primaries in Virginia and South Carolina made clear that support for Trump is a key litmus test among GOP primary voters. Corey Stewart, the controversial local Virginia politician who fell just short in the state’s 2017 GOP gubernatorial primary, edged out a tight victory in the state’s Senate primary, where he wore the Trump mantle proudly. He and his allies worked hard to frame state Delegate Nick Freitas as “Never Trump Nick,” mounting a sharp-edged campaign reflective of his 2017 primary bid that centered on protecting Confederate monuments. MORE (R-S.C.), a regular Trump critic, has been booted out of office likely as a direct result of his willingness to criticize Trump. State Rep. Katie Arrington, the GOP nominee, ran against Sanford’s criticisms of Trump — he argued last year that Trump “has fanned the flames of intolerance” and is one of the leading GOP voices in calling for Trump to release his taxes. Tha... Link to the full article to read more