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2 special election primaries underway in Ohio

Voters in Ohio are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in a pair of special election primaries Tuesday. The top contenders in the Democratic primary in the state's 11th Congressional District are Nina Turner and Shontel Brown. In the heavily-Republican 15th Congressional District, coal lobbyist Mike Carey has the backing from former President Trump. Andrew Tobias, a statehouse reporter for Cleveland.com, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with his analysis.

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Sanders-backed candidates losing?

As November's midterm elections draw closer, some are wondering if Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders can help progressive candidates claim victory. Candidates backed by "Our Revolution," a political action organization spun out of Sanders' presidential campaign, have won 20 congressional or gubernatorial primaries so far in 2018, and lost 27. Former Senate leadership aide and vice president at MWWPR, Joel Payne, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss Sanders' role.

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The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows a tight race in California, where Bernie Sanders has closed the gap and is only two points down from Hillary Clinton

The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows a tight race in California, where Bernie Sanders has closed the gap and is only two points down from Hillary Clinton. Democratic strategist David Axelrod says the Sanders camp needs a "reality check" with Clinton "certain" to clinch the nomination before polls close Tuesday night.

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Sanders on backing Biden, beating Trump

Bernie Sanders joins Tony Dokoupil for his first network TV interview since endorsing Joe Biden. After dropping out of the 2020 race and backing his former rival, Sanders said he believes the vast majority of his supporters will rally behind Biden in November. Although Sanders acknowledged that "everybody in American knows" how different the two are, he stressed that the "choice is pretty clear" when deciding between Biden and President Donald Trump. The Vermont senator is also asked about his thoughts regarding the recent sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, reportedly stemming from a 1993 encounter with a Senate aide. Biden's campaign has denied the allegation, calling it "untrue" and saying the alleged incident "absolutely did not happen."

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