Senate Candidates Pivot To November After Lopsided Primary Wins

PROVIDENCE, RI — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and former state Supreme Court Justice Robert Flanders both won their respective primaries Wednesday with some of the most lopsided totals of the night.

Now, both pivot towards the general election with Flanders aggressively attacking Whitehouse's ability to work with Republicans across the aisle.

"Rhode Islanders are ready for change and new leadership. Flanders said in a post victory statement. "Hyper-partisan obstructionist Sen. Whitehouse has failed hard-working Rhode Island families for twelve years... I will work as a bipartisan problem-solver to do what's right for Rhode Island, not what's right for politics."

Whitehouse attacked President Donald Trump and stressed the importance of keeping Democrats in the Senate and Congress.

"With President Trump in the White House and Republicans in Congress incapable of checking him, we need balance in Washington, Whitehouse said in a statement on Facebook. "Democrats need to win every possible seat in November to defend Social Security and Medicare, protect affordable health care and women's rights, invest in our infrastructure and create good jobs, clean up corruption, and leave this planet a better, safer place for our kids."

Flanders told the Providence Journal he doesn't plan on blindly following whatever decision the president makes. The former minor league baseball player used a baseball analogy to describe how he would work with Trump.

“I’m going to call balls and strikes on President Trump,” Flanders told the Providence Journal.