Today marks the first major primary being held after both the coronavirus and the recent protests sweeping the nation over the brutal killing of George Floyd. Primaries are being held in Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota. Along with primaries for the presidential elections, primaries are being held for congressional elections. The races being held for representatives are important to look at, as they signal how people may vote in the later congressional and presidential elections in November.

In the Republican congressional primary being held in northwest Iowa, Rep. Steve King may lose the nomination. Along with his track record of deeply racist rhetoric, King has virtually no power in Congress due to him losing spots on committees. His opponent, Senate President Randy Feenstra, is arguing for his election by saying that King cannot effectively represent his district without the lost committee spots. Feenstra has an endorsement from many well established Republicans, but the race will still be tight: minor candidates could block Feenstra from enough votes to oust King.

Meanwhile, in Montana, the congressional primary is heating up. Steve Bullock, who has served as Montana's governor, has recently entered the race against Sen. Steve Daines. Bullock has one of the highest approval ratings in the state, and many Democrats see him as the only person who could defeat Daines. The election has the power to determine which party will control the Senate, so the stakes are high. However, GOP operatives trying to defeat Bullock are using an interesting tactic: getting the Green Party on the ballot. By getting the Green Party on the ballot, Bullock could lose a small, but crucial, percentage of liberal votes. However, not one, but two, people are running for the Green Party nomination. One of the candidates, Dennis Daneke, has pledged to drop out of the race to help Bullock if he got nominated. As a result, the GOP is using the Go Green Montana PAC to endorse Daneke's opponent, Wendie Fredrickson, and to accuse Daneke to be a "puppet of big Democrats".