What Went Down During The May 24 Primary Elections

I thought, though, Alex made a really smart point earlier about Trump’s endorsements, and that is even if his preferred candidates don’t win, it’s not “necessarily good news for the anti-Trump wing of the GOP. That’s because, at least in several of Georgia’s races, the non-Trump backed incumbent is still embracing Trumpian politics!”

It should be clear by now that Trump’s endorsement doesn’t necessarily make you a favorite. Georgia shows that it can come up short both against well-established incumbents (like Kemp) and in open primaries (Georgia’s 6th and 10th) that are more fractured.

Tonight’s results are still coming into focus, but let’s check in on how Trump’s endorsement track record is faring. As we mentioned earlier on the live blog, Georgia is the real test of Trump’s strength tonight as he endorsed seven non-incumbent Republican candidates in Georgia’s GOP primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

And so far we know that Trump’s pick lost in the governor’s race, but won in the Senate primary. How are the other primaries where he’s weighed in shaping up for him?