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.
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.