Jake Ellzey Wins Texas Special Election, Upsetting Trump-Endorsed Candidate

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GOP state Rep. Jake Ellzey won a special election runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas, AP projects, upsetting Trump-endorsed Republican Susan Wright

at the start of his second House term after battling Covid-19 and cancer.

Mr. Ellzey’s victory was seen as a repudiation of the power of Mr. Trump’s endorsement in a runoff race between two GOP candidates. However, political analysts noted that Democrats and Republicans opposed to Mr. Trump were likely at least partially responsible for boosting Mr. Ellzey in reaction to the former president’s backing of Mrs. Wright.

“It’s not the cleanest test of a Trump endorsement in a GOP primary because while both candidates were Republicans, the special election was open” to independents and Democrats,” Jacob Rubashkin, an analyst at the nonpartisan Inside Elections said on Twitter Tuesday night. “But it’s a reminder that Trump’s endorsement isn’t always a ticket to DC.”

 

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The outdated Trump Travel Ban restricting EU/UK to travel to USA is the lesson for POTUS and WhiteHouse to learn from this upset. Let go of past and lift travel restrictions for a good future. All Americans want the Trump enacted travel restrictions lifted. Now to win 2022/24.

Love it...Congrats

GETTR, everyone can have their own ideas.

Good sign

Stop the steal!!! Check to see if there is bamboo in the ballots!!! That damn Hugo Chavez struck again!!! Quick enact voter suppression laws!!! There is no way the cult leader's candidate lost.

The look of this guy worries me Texas

Once again -- the trump endorsement is the kiss of death

Yes but, VOTERS in this Texas House dis­trict chose TWO Re­pub­li­cans to ad­vance to this runoff elec­tion, dash­ing De­mo­c­ra­tic hopes of pick­ing up a GOP-held seat.😂. Eat it WSJ✅

She has Appearance of a Horse Thief...

good

This won’t be the last time this happens ….

OMG, you mean tr🍊🤡mp’s endorsement is not a guarantee of victory? Maybe ShamelessGeorgeP lives for another day?

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