Texas Republicans are getting very, very nervous about what is shaping up to be a brutal and strange primary for US Senate in their party. You see, Senator John Cornin, right, who's served for over 20 years, is now facing a tough race for reelection. He's marred by low approval ratings, but crucially, he is fighting off a primary challenge.Two of them actually, one from the state's farright Attorney General, Ken Paxton, and Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt. Now, on the Democratic side, a rising star in th ...

Today, New Yorkers are getting a head start at the polls as today marks the first day of early voting in the city's mayoral race. MSNBC's Laura Hayley has the very latest from New York City for us. So, Laura, how important is it for residents to come out and vote in this election.Are there any bigger impacts that this election will have on other ones. >> It's incredibly important for voters to participate in this election. And this is a highstakes election for New Yorkers in particular who are hoping for a ...

A moment like this is made for Steve Cornaki and he's joining me now, our national political correspondent. And Steve, what are the big takeaways now that you've crunched all the numbers and we get a sense of that ranked order uh that voters were able to express their opinions. Yeah, I mean K an interesting and unusual primary in a couple ways.First of all, the methodology, like you say, using the rank choice system. Not many places do that. Let's just show you first how that played out.These were the preli ...