Warning signs flash for Trump and Biden that could hobble them in November

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump surpassed the threshold to become the presumptive nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, Tuesday night.

However, results from the primaries, especially in Georgia and Washington, offered warning signs for both candidates that they must reckon with before the Nov. 5 general election matchup. Biden, who never faced a serious Democratic challenger in the primary, has been hampered by members of his party infuriated over the Israel-Hamas war. Trump, meanwhile, showed signs of struggling with suburban voters in Georgia, a key battleground state.

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