For the first time in more than three decades, Nebraska Democrats outpaced Republicans in a primary, prompting questions about shifting voter sentiment. While details remain sparse, the event underscores a potentially significant change in the state’s political landscape.

A recently proposed bill could shift the power to select Indiana’s lieutenant governor from party delegates to the governor himself. After Micah Beckwith’s unexpected win in 2024 over Governor Mike Braun’s chosen candidate, legislators are now debating a significant change to the state’s political tradition.