First lady Melania Trump, in a rare public statement, denied having a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and said Congress should hold a hearing for Epstein survivors.
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Some Democratic voters may be down on their party, but they’re still heavily engaged in the 2026 elections and are prioritizing electability in thinking about upcoming primaries, according to focus group conversations with Democrats in Maine and Michigan.
Both states will be central in this year’s battle for the Senate, and the Democratic primaries there have exposed ideological and generational divides within the party. But above all else, these voters want to win.
All 13 focus group participants, seven from Maine and six from Michigan, said they are likely to vote in upcoming primaries and said they preferred a Democratic candidate who could beat a Republican in November over a candidate who would vehemently fight Trump.
“I think the only way we’re going to get Trump under control is through the midterm elections,” said Jennifer R., 61, who is reluctantly backing oyster farmer Graham Platner over Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in the Maine Senate primary, because she believes Platner can defeat longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
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