Congressional Primary Season Kicks Off, Testing the Trump Effect
- Texas starts off campaign season with primary on Tuesday
- Contests in Pennsylvania and Illinois will closely follow
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Voters will be sending an early signal this month of whether President Donald Trump will be a bigger motivator for Democrats than Republicans in the November elections that will decide control of Congress.
March primaries in Texas and Illinois -- as well as a surprisingly competitive special election in a southwestern Pennsylvania congressional district -- will also begin to reveal how internal party squabbles could shape the outcome of the fall vote that also will serve as a national referendum on his presidency.