Trump Aside, Republican Establishment Is Having a Good Year
- Outsiders haven’t been able to replicate billionaire’s success
- McCain, Rubio win primaries, bolstering GOP’s Senate prospects
Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, speaks in Phoenix on Aug. 12, 2016.
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The populist wave that swept Donald Trump to the top of the Republican ticket hasn’t led to a revolution sweeping away party insiders.
That’s the message from another set of primary victories Tuesday night for Senate incumbents from the party’s establishment wing -- Arizona’s John McCain and Florida’s Marco Rubio. It’s also good news for a party hoping to cling to control of Congress even if their standard-bearer loses big in November.