Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Trump-endorsed carpetbagger for Tennessee's 5th congressional district booted from primary ballot by state GOP

 

Headline:  NBC News, 4/19/2022
The vote marked the culmination of months of effort by both GOP legislators and activists to boot Ortagus because she had only recently moved to the state. She was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. 
"I am deeply disappointed in the SEC’s decision," Ortagus said in a statement, referring to the party’s State Executive Committee. "I’m a bonafide Republican by their standards, and frankly, by any metric. I’m further disappointed that the party insiders at the Tennessee Republican Party do not seem to share my commitment to President Trump’s America First policies. 

 

4/2/2022 update, "Now you can create your own Trump endorsement", starts here.


CBS News, 3/30/2022
Trump's 2022 got off to a strong start in Texas' primaries, with his 33 endorsed candidates all winning or going into runoff races in strong positions. But a person familiar with Trump's thinking said that the poor performances and stumbles of some of his chosen candidates, and some bad advice he had received about them, are making him more cautious about throwing his weight behind contenders in some key upcoming primary races. 
In some cases, the performances have raised questions about the potency of Trump's endorsements and his power over Republican primary voters now that he is no longer in office. In places like Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama, he wasn't able to clear the field for his favored contender.

Related post:
Perdue plug puts Trump in a pickle.  (3/30/2022)
Eric Greitens confirms that he is 'only real' Trump candidate in Missouri GOP race for U.S. Senate.  (3/22/2022)


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