The Sanders/Cortez progressive takeover of the Democratic Party crashes in primary elections

Republicans and Democrats are trying to read the tea leaves to decipher the future of the country in the midterm elections after the results of Tuesday's primary elections and one special election.

After a shocking upset victory by Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, she and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) were hoping to continue a progressive takeover of the Democratic Party but that hope was dashed to the rocks Tuesday.

On the other hand, candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump extended his power and control in the Republican Party.

Missouri primary

Democratic establishment candidate Rep. Lacy Clay easily defeated the Sanders/Ocasio-Cortez endorsed nurse and activist Cori Bush for Missouri's 1st district.

Michigan primary

In the Democratic primary for governor, former state senator Gretchen Whitmer easily defeated Abdul El-Sayed , a former Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion executive director, and entrepreneur Shri Thanedar.

Abdul El-Sayed was seen as the progressive alternative to the more mainstream Whitmer. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed El-Sayed to perpetuate the left-wing takeover of the Democratic Party.

Ocasio-endorsed Fayrouz Saad also lost to Hillary Clinton-endorsed Haley Stevens in Michigan's 11th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Saad would have been the first Muslim woman elected to Congress if she had won the nomination and the general election.

In the GOP race for governor, Trump-endorsed Attorney General Bill Schuette easily defeated numerous candidates, including Dr. Jim Hines, president of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.

In the GOP Senate primary, Trump also endorsed veteran John James, who won the Republican nomination and will  challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the midterms.

Kansas primary

The Ocasio-Sanders socialist movement had only one possible victory in a U.S. House district in Kansas.

Brent Welder was endorsed by both Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez for the nomination against Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder in Kansas' 3rd district, and he appeared to be heading toward victory on Tuesday.

In the gubernatorial race, Laura Kelly easily won the Democratic nomination while Trump-endorsed Kris Kobach was narrowly ahead of incumbent Jeff Colyer on the Republican side.

Washington primary

Sarah Smith hoped to defeat 11-term incumbent Adam Smith, who is far more conservative than the Socialist Democrat, but that hope was easily crushed in Washington's 9th district.

'Blue wave' crash in Ohio special election

Democrats also lost the pivotal special election in Ohio considered a bellwether for the "blue wave." This was the last special election contest before the midterms and was being touted by Democrats as a disaster for Republicans because the president won the state by 11 percentage points in 2016.

But the razor-thin election ended up in a toss-up with Republican Troy Balderson ahead. He is likely to keep the victory barring any drastic errors in the count with provisional ballots.

Trump and the Republican National Convention chairwoman Ronna McDaniel celebrated his victories on social media.