米上院選の共和党予備選挙のため、ルイジアナ州の有権者が土曜日に投票所に足を運んだ。現職のビル・カシディ上院議員に対し、ドナルド・トランプ前大統領の強い関与がある中、ジュリア・レットロウ下院議員とジョン・フレミング州財務長官が挑戦した。
この予備選は、過去に反旗を翻した共和党員を排除しようとするトランプ氏の取り組みを占う重要な試金石となった。2021年1月6日の連邦議会議事堂襲撃事件後、トランプ氏の弾劾裁判で有罪票を投じた7人の共和党上院議員の一人であるカシディ氏は、過去の遺恨よりも未来に焦点を合わせていると主張した。カシディ氏はインタビューで「私は今日勝利する」と語り、「決選投票にもつれ込むかもしれない。しかし、私は常に国と国民の利益のために投票し続ける」と述べた。
Xのユーザーは、現職のビル・カシディ氏をジュリア・レットロウ氏がリードしているというルイジアナ州共和党上院予備選の序盤の開票結果に反応しており、カシディ氏の苦戦の要因をトランプ氏の弾劾に賛成したことにあるとする声が多い。投稿ではトランプ氏の影響力が強調され、RINO（名ばかりの共和党員）に対する反発感情が示されている。
JUST IN: Sen. Bill Cassidy is getting DESTROYED by Louisiana Republican voters. Live vote totals below - but right now he's barely getting 23 percent of the vote. Retribution after he voted to convict President Trump over J6. Better pay attention John Cornyn - you're next. pic.twitter.com/ChVJpU3azb
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) 2026年5月17日
Big lead for @RepLetlow in Louisiana Senate primary! @POTUS Trump’s pick is winning big against RINO Bill Cassidy.
— Zaida Alicea (@zaida_alicea) 2026年5月17日
Louisiana is rejecting weakness — America First is here to stay! 🙏🏻🇺🇸 God bless Julia Letlow! #MAGA
And I’m watching Louisiana, Cassidy looks to be going down in flames.
— Texas Whimsy ™️ (@TexasWhimsy) 2026年5月17日
LOUISIANA! DO NOT VOTE FOR BILL CASSIDY! HE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM! NOT THE SOLUTION! https://t.co/b0W9d7aMMX
— GodblsAmerica220 (@GodblsAmerica2) 2026年5月17日
In Louisiana Julia Letlow is ahead of Bill Cassidy for U. S. Senate. Cassidy turned against Trump and the voters turned against Cassidy. Good job.
— @FrenchiGranny (@frenchigranny) 2026年5月17日
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Voters across Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania went to the polls Tuesday in the busiest primary day of the 2026 midterms so far.
Louisiana Republicans selected Congresswoman Julia Letlow as their nominee for the U.S. Senate on Saturday. Letlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming with about 57 percent of the vote in the runoff.
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Voters in Indiana’s May 5, 2026, Republican primaries ousted a majority of state Senate incumbents who had opposed President Donald Trump’s push for a rare mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, according to early results reported by The Associated Press. Trump had endorsed challengers in most of those races after the plan failed in the legislature late last year.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, issuing the backing after early voting had already begun. The runoff is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
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Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated seven-term Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Gallrein, marking a significant victory for the president in his efforts to oust perceived critics within the party.
Sen. Lindsey Graham defeated a Republican primary challenge from businessman Mark Lynch in South Carolina on Tuesday, avoiding a runoff that would have been triggered if no candidate cleared a majority threshold.
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Republican Ken Paxton won the Texas Senate primary runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The victory sets up a November general election matchup against Democrat James Talarico. Democrats view the race as an opportunity in a traditionally Republican state.