Many Republicans on Capitol Hill may be trembling at the prospect of sharing a November ballot with Donald Trump, but some may also be breathing a sigh of relief after Super Tuesday. The phenomenon of fed-up, anti-Washington Trump voters packing primary polling sites raised the prospect that some longtime incumbents could be vulnerable to a mob mentality. Instead, Trump's wins didn't appear to impact down-ballot races in the three states hosting congressional primaries in conjunction with presidential balloting. Not only did 30-year Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby crush his opponent, former Marine Jonathan McConnell, 65 percent to 28 percent, all 34 House GOP incumbents seeking reelection in Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas won renomination on Tuesday. On one hand, it's easy to see why some incumbents were skittish heading into Tuesday's balloting. Trump's and Cruz's followings of new and unorthodox GOP primary voters added an element of unpredictability, and their open anger towards the Beltway and the status quo would seem to threaten Republicans who have been around for over a decade. But we may be learning that Trump voters don't

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