Cassidy’s bid to win back Trump misses the mark in Louisiana primary
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After voting to convict Trump in his impeachment trial, Sen. Bill Cassidy tried to repair fences with the former president and pledge loyalty to Trump’s agenda, but Trump’s clout and his endorsement of Julia Letlow helped Cassidy lose in Louisiana’s GOP primary, leaving him well short of a runoff and underscoring how hard it is to survive a GOP primary without Trump’s blessing.
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- Trump Tightens Grasp on G.O.P. as Cassidy Loss Shows Cost of Defiance The New York Times
- Opinion | Bill Cassidy and America’s increasingly broken primary system The Washington Post
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