Politico: 'Smartest Guy In the Political Morgue' Belatedly Realizes Trump's Relevancehttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/05/18/politico-smartest-guy-in-the-political-morgue-belatedly-realizes-trumps-relevance-n3815049Donald Trump finally got his revenge on Bill Cassidy this weekend. The incumbent Senator tried to survive a primary challenge with Trump pushing voters to give him the boot over Cassidy's impeachment removal vote in January 2021. Instead, Cassidy came in a distant third to Julia Letlow and John Fleming, not even breaking into six figures in vote totals:
Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2021, has lost his Republican primary in Louisiana, as two challengers who had aligned with Trump advanced to a runoff.
Rep. Julia Letlow, who had Trump’s endorsement in the race, will face state Treasurer John Fleming in a June 27 primary runoff, NBC News projects.
Cassidy’s loss further cements Trump’s grip on the GOP as the president looks to exact revenge against Republicans who have crossed him in the past. And it also means another Republican who voted to convict Trump during his 2021 impeachment will not be returning to Congress next year.
IMO, since LA voters placed Cassidy third, I would suggest that if there was any "vengeance", it was inflicted by LA voters, not Trump.
