
After his 2021 vote to convict former President Trump, Sen. Bill Cassidy privately tried to repair his relationship with Trump while campaigning for reelection. Those outreach efforts failed to stem sustained pushback from Trump and his allies, which reshaped the Republican primary and weakened Cassidy’s standing with GOP voters. The backlash and Trump’s support for a challenger were key factors in Cassidy’s eventual defeat.
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