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Senator Bill Cassidys Primary Defeat Shows How Loyalty to Trump Now Defines Survival in the Republican Party
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- Senator Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana Republican Senate primary, finishing third with ~25% of the vote.
- Cassidy's defeat is attributed to his 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump during impeachment trial.
- Trump endorsed Representative Julia Letlow, who secured nearly 45% of the vote.
- Cassidy spent over $21 million on his campaign but could not overcome Trump's influence.
- Only Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins remain as senators who voted to convict Trump.
