Cawthorn's loss highlights Trump's waning influence but election deniers win big in GOP primaries

[marmar]

(Salon) Republican candidates backed by former President Donald Trump had a mixed night on Tuesday but election deniers dominated contested primary contests.

Several prominent candidates backed by Trump went down in defeat as five states held primaries.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., conceded his race to three-term state Sen. Chuck Edwards before the election was even called on Tuesday. Cawthorn faced a growing number of personal scandals amid attacks from both the left and Republicans in his own party, including Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Trump begged voters to give Cawthorn a "second chance" despite "some foolish mistakes" but Cawthorn ultimately narrowly lost the race, trailing Edwards by just over 1,300 votes with 95% of ballots counted.

Trump-backed Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who ran a MAGA challenge to Gov. Brad Little after repeatedly trying to usurp his powers, lost her race to the incumbent by more than 20 points.

In perhaps the most-watched contest of the night, Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is locked in a too-close-to-call race with hedge fund manager David McCormick, who also worked in the George W. Bush administration. Oz led McCormick by just 0.2% with 95% of precincts reporting, but McCormick's camp said they are "confident" that a large number of outstanding absentee ballots — which Trump world has long decried — would ultimately put him back in the lead. Kathy Barnette, a surging Republican who sought to out-MAGA Trump's pick, ultimately fizzled and came in third. ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/05/18/cawthorns-loss-highlights-trumps-waning-influence-but-deniers-win-big-in-primaries/

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. DEFINE IRONY....

Republicans AGAINST voting by mail while relying on mail in ballots in order to win elections.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. That's the big story people miss

Mail in voting has typically favored Republicans, it didn't in 2020 only because of Covid. 2022 it probably will favor them again.

[Ray Bruns]

3. I don't think Trump's influence is waning. I think it was the video of

Cawthorn grinding his crotch on that guy's face that did it.

[inthewind21]

4. I doubt that

Remember, Trump WAS elected President.

[jimfields33]

7. Trumps endorsement was pretty weak

Give him a second chance? Lol. Hardly incredible.

[Ray Bruns]

5. Yes, but no one (except for Vlad, maybe) has seen the pee tapes.

There was actually video of Cawthorn.

[llashram]

6. yet

everyone did hear him brag about grabbing crotches of women and them expecting it from such a charismatic person such as he Also at his 'beauty pageants' for younger teen women he always took it upon himself to walk through their dressing room while the young women were in various stages of undress...my friend in New York knew...and hated him for that of his sexual predatory acts of male domination of women early on.