Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) on Wednesday announced he will not seek reelection, ending his congressional career after more than a decade and adding to the ranks of Republicans declining to run for another term.
Loudermilk is the 29th Republican member of the House to say they will not seek reelection in 2026 — either for retirement or to seek higher office — as Republicans brace for a tough midterm election. Loudermilk’s northern Georgia district is reliably Republican.
Loudermilk is the chair of Republicans’ Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, which he pushed with an assist from President Trump. He first joined the House in 2015.
is this good or bad for Republicans?
on the one hand, it seems like that district of GA is likely to go GOP regardless, right? But I guess there is a question of who is lined up to replace him, and whether that Republican is a Trump loyalist or not.
I can’t believe ‘Trump loyalist’ is even still a thing. We should be calling them accessories to crimes before during and after the fact at this point.
if anything it’s more of a thing now than in the past, more and more GOP members rely on Trump endorsements to win elections
Trump-endorsed candidates have done awful every time his name wasn’t on the ballot alongside them. You know how his candidate in Texas just got demolished by a +30% swing to the left? Despite outspending the Democrat candidate almost 5:1?
From my observations, a Trump endorsement seems to be more likely to result in a loss.
I wasn’t able to find much, but I did find this: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/almost-everyone-trump-endorses-wins-their-primary-but-is-he-padding-his-record/
Interesting. Looks like he mostly endorses people that are already guaranteed to win. That tracks.
Just imagine a thirty year old MAGA nominee who gets to spread his/ her hate for the next 40 years over the american people.
For the love of god, people, go out and vote in the midterms!
Interesting question really. From his wiki, he’s held around 60% of the votes from his district since he first came in. It’s been heavily gerrymandered it looks like, but even so the Democrats have had a high of 40% in 2020.
Without someone more knowledgeable, I’d have to agree with your question of if it’s going to be a loyalist or not.
I would be a bit surprised if the Democrats don’t put some effort into it, if for no other reason to make the Republicans spread their money in a ground game. Even a minor chance of an upset could make it difficult for them, especially given the other issues in Georgia electorally.