Losses are piling up for Trump-backed candidates | CNN Politics

Nearly 300,000 people turned out to vote Tuesday in Republican primaries in Wyoming and two congressional districts in Florida where President Donald Trump endorsed one of the candidates. But just 28% of them voted for the candidates he told them to, marking a particularly brutal night for Trump-endorsed candidates. But that’s been a long time coming as GOP voters have increasingly shrugged off the advice of — and grown somewhat frustrated with the results from — a president who’s looking more like a lame duck. Republican primary voters have now rejected 10 Trump-endorsed candidates for statewide office or Congress this primary season. That’s equal to the number who lost in 2018, 2020 and 2024 primaries combined, according to a CNN analysis using Trump endorsements compiled by Ballotpedia. The number is also approaching the record of 12 Trump-endorsed candidates who lost in the 2022 primary season. That year, there was some question as to whether the party was turning the page on Trump after the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. That doesn’t mean Trump holds no sway over his party, but it’s the latest sign that his grip has loosened. Trump-endorsed candidates lost Tue