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US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours agoMS NOW Host Flat Out Says: I Can't Speak for GOP Voters Because I Don't Know Them Very Well'
Trump-backed opposition defeated Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary runoff after Trump targeted him for disloyalty and voters rejected Cassidy’s perceived alignment with Trump.
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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoRepublican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him
Louisiana voters advanced Julia Letlow and John Fleming to a runoff, defeating incumbent Bill Cassidy after Donald Trump’s intervention and criticism over Cassidy’s impeachment and related votes.
fromAxios
1 week agoTrump's ruthless midterm power play
Trump decided shortly after taking office last year that he wanted to play an active role in primaries, says a person familiar with his thinking. He particularly wanted to endorse vulnerable incumbents early on, figuring the longer he waited, the more it would expose them to damaging primary challenges. But there was a risk: By endorsing candidates just months into his term, Trump gave up a key source of leverage over members whose support he needed to pass critical legislation.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoCNN Data Guru Blown Away by Trump's Magic Touch' Endorsement Record: He's a Tom Brady!'
He is a GOAT when it comes to Republican primaries. He's a Tom Brady. He is a Babe Ruth. Trump-backed candidates winning 98% of GOP primaries in 2020, 95% in 2022 and 96% in 2024 across congressional and gubernatorial contests. Even when Trump backs challengers running against incumbents, the analyst added, typically a difficult path in party primaries, those candidates win a majority of the time.
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