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Trump's Influence Looms Over GOP Primaries After Louisiana Upset | Washington D.C.

Trump’s support for primary candidates and pressure on Massie frame the article’s account of Republican contests.

Trump's Influence Looms Over GOP Primaries After Louisiana Upset | Washington D.C.
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Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary to Julia Letlow and John Fleming, who will face each other in a runoff. The article says Trump’s influence in that race is also drawing attention to his support for Ed Gallrein against Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.

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President and Republican endorser in the Louisiana and Kentucky primaries

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Thomas Massie
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Kentucky representative facing a Trump-backed primary challenger

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Bill Cassidy
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Louisiana senator defeated in the Republican primary

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Susan M. Collins
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Maine senator noted as a current senator who voted to convict Trump

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Alaska senator noted as a current senator who voted to convict Trump

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Secretary of Health and Human Services

Julia Letlow
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Louisiana representative and Republican Senate runoff candidate

Republican House candidate challenging Thomas Massie

Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana

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Massie and Cassidy Lose Primaries After Trump Backs Challengers

Thomas Massie lost Kentucky's Republican primary to Trump-backed Ed Gallrein, and Bill Cassidy finished third in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's campaign against Massie and consider whether defeating Republican dissenters could backfire, while also treating the result as a test of his influence. Center outlets focus on Trump's influence in GOP primaries and the fallout, including Senate Republicans' response and whether departing lawmakers may challenge his agenda. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump's strength in primaries and present Massie's race as a test of whether the Tea Party's small-government politics survived his rise.

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