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'His Political Career Is OVER': Trump Celebrates Republican Senator Bill Cassidy's Primary Defeat – The Yeshiva World

Cassidy finished third in the primary and did not advance to the runoff.

'His Political Career Is OVER': Trump Celebrates Republican Senator Bill Cassidy's Primary Defeat – The Yeshiva World
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Bill Cassidy finished third in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and did not advance to a runoff. The article presents the result as a setback for Cassidy and evidence of President Trump’s influence over Republican politics.

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

Louisiana senator defeated in the Republican primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement and opposition shaped the Louisiana primary

Trump's version of this story ↗
Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

South Carolina senator commenting on Trump’s influence within the Republican Party

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

Former North Carolina senator

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator running for a sixth term

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

Former Utah senator

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative targeted by a Trump-backed primary challenger

Colorado representative whose support for Massie drew a possible threat from Trump

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

Former Pennsylvania senator

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator and vocal Trump skeptic

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Democratic presidential candidate referenced in discussion of Maine’s presidential vote

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

Former Nebraska senator

Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Republican Senate candidate

Louisiana state treasurer and Republican Senate candidate

Part of a bigger story

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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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