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7 Republicans voted to convict Trump. Most are no longer in office.

Cassidy finished third in his primary after Trump opposed him and will leave the Senate next year.

7 Republicans voted to convict Trump. Most are no longer in office.
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tl;dr

Bill Cassidy lost his Republican primary after Donald Trump opposed him, and will leave the Senate next year. The article says that at most two of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in 2021 will remain in the Senate next year.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who lost his Republican primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Romney’s spokesperson

Richard Burr
Former U.S. Senator (R-NC)

Former North Carolina senator who voted to convict Trump

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator running for reelection

Mitt Romney
Former U.S. Senator (R-UT)

Former Utah senator who voted to convict Trump

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who opposed Cassidy and backed his primary rivals

Patrick J. Toomey
Former U.S. Senator (R-PA)

Former Pennsylvania senator who voted to convict Trump

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who won reelection in 2022

Benjamin Sasse
Former U.S. Senator (R-NE)

Former Nebraska senator and former University of Florida president

Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative who finished ahead of Cassidy in the primary

Louisiana state treasurer and former member of Congress who finished ahead of Cassidy

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50 OUTLETS
Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Republican Senate Primary

Outlets agree that Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff. Left-leaning outlets link the defeat to Cassidy’s breaks with Trump, with one article also relaying his campaign’s claim that changes to the primary process could restrict voting. Center outlets emphasize the result and Trump’s influence, while some also cover Cassidy’s concession or praise from Mitt Romney. Right-leaning outlets tie the loss to Cassidy’s impeachment vote and Trump’s intervention, and some frame it as a rebuke of Cassidy’s opposition to Trump.

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