WASHINGTON — As expected, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both won their party primaries in Wisconsin. Both candidates went into the night already having enough delegates to be their parties’ presumptive nominees.
Trump was in Wisconsin on Tuesday, and Biden will travel to the Badger State next week. Their schedules underscore how the road to the White House, once again, will run through Wisconsin.
As of 12:30 a.m. ET, the Associated Press reported that more than 45,000 people voted “uninstructed” in the Democratic primary to protest Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Another 15,000 people voted for Dean Phillips, who dropped out of the race in March.
Still, Biden’s campaign is viewing Tuesday as a victory. In a statement, Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign Manager Garren Randolph responded to the results, writing in part: “We look forward to working together with partners and allies across the state to defeat Trump’s dangerous and unpopular agenda and continue delivering for Wisconsin this November.”
Now, Biden and Trump will turn their attention to the general election in November. Four years ago, Biden beat Trump in Wisconsin by about 20,000 votes.