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Recent crop of primary losses says more about Trump’s influence within GOP
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 20, 2026 at 4:53pm
ANALYSIS — Even with the potential of three incumbents losing primaries over the course of 10 days, please don’t call this an anti-incumbent election. On Tuesday, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lost the 4th District GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in a race that garnered national attention. That was just three days after Louisiana Sen. Bill […]
Campaigns
Recent crop of primary losses says more about Trump’s influence within GOP
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 20, 2026 at 4:53pm

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