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Article snippet: Democrats rode a wave of firsts on Tuesday, becoming in Vermont the first major party to nominate an openly transgender woman for governor, while potentially picking the first African-American Democrat to serve in the House from Connecticut. They were among the big highlights from a round of primaries across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont that also featured Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim woman who emerged as the Democratic nominee for a House seat currently held by another Muslim, Rep. MORE (D-Minn.). Likewise, in Minnesota, Sen. MORE (D-Minn.) overcame a challenge from Richard Painter, a former ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, in one of the state’s Democratic Senate primaries. Here are the five takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries: The establishment flexes its muscle It was a good night for the establishment, especially in Wisconsin’s GOP primary for Senate. Vukmir, who won the Wisconsin Republican Party’s endorsement in May, edged out first-time candidate Nicholson in the state’s GOP Senate primary, setting her up to challenge incumbent Sen. MORE (D-Wis.) in November. Vukmir won the support of prominent Republicans and conservatives groups, including House Speaker MORE, and the National Rifle Association. Nicholson sought to cast Vukmir, a longtime player in Wisconsin Republican politics and an ally of Walker, as a political insider. But that line of attack failed to work with Wisconsin's GOP primary voters. That's not to say that MORE was... Link to the full article to read more