Dems dodge primary disaster

No Images? Click here         California Primary Results: Democrats Appear To Dodge Lockouts Democrats will likely make the general election ballot in each of California’s potentially competitive congressional districts, according to the latest results on Wednesday, avoiding what could have been an electoral disaster for the party. A Democratic candidate was safely in second place in three Orange County-based districts where the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other groups had spent nearly $8 million to prevent only Republicans from advancing to the general election in California’s top-two primary system. As part of the national Democratic push to win a House majority, party officials have focused on picking up several Republican-held seats in California. Getting shut out on the general election ballot in some key districts would have diminished those hopes. In the 39th Congressional District, businessman Gil Cisneros, the DCCC-endorsed candidate, was in second place behind Republican Assemblywoman Young Kim for an open seat. GOP businessman Phil Liberatore, who stressed his support for President Donald Trump, was 5,000 votes behind Cisneros, according to an Associated Press tally. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? President Donald Trump granted Alice Marie Johnson clemency after he met with Kim Kardashian West to discuss her case. Johnson is a 63-year-old serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense READ MORE Gavin Newsom and John Cox are headed to the general election in California's gubernatorial race. Republicans apparently won’t be shut out of the general election to replace Gov. Jerry Brown after all. READ MORE First lady Melania Trump made her first public appearance since May 10. She has criticized the press for inquiring about her activities, even though she is a public figure. READ MORE         ICYMI Women won big in Tuesday's primary elections. Of the 92 women who participated in Tuesday’s eight primaries, at least 36 of them won spots on ballots.   It looks like America is finally going to have a Native American congresswoman. Deb Haaland won her Democratic primary in New Mexico’s congressional race. She’s likely to win in November, too.   Residents of California’s Santa Clara County voted Tuesday to recall Aaron Persky, the judge who sentenced former Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual assault.       Want more?  Years After Defending His Lesbian Moms In Stirring Speech, Zach Wahls Wins Iowa Primary   Not Many Eagles Fans Showed Up To Watch Donald Trump Sing The National Anthem   Alabama Sheriff Who Pocketed $750,000 From Jail Food Budget Loses GOP Primary   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe