After voters chose Republican Jake Ellzey instead of the vacant seat of the former president, Donald Trump’s power as the king of the Republican system was hit. Congress, Triggered his “not bulletproof” statement.
According to the Associated Press, Ellzey received 53% of the vote, which is 6 percentage points higher than his vote. Trump-backed candidate Susan Wright In the special election runoff for the 6th congressional district in Texas on Tuesday.
The Associated Press reported that Elzer told supporters after winning: “One thing we see from this campaign is the positive prospects, the prospects of the Reagan Republican Party, and the future of our country, the people of the Sixth District. What you really do is to think.”
Susan Wright– The widow of former Congressman Ron WrightThose who died of COVID-19 in February were supported by Trump and his super PAC.
Mark McKinnon, former consultant John McCain, Saying that Elzer’s victory proved that Trump was “not bulletproof.”
Appeared in Microsoft National Broadcasting Corporationof At the 11th hour, McKinnon said: “This is a, kind of,’who will be a king’ moment. We saw the scratches of a mortal, and then he bleeds. Okay, Donald Trump Bleeding in Texas tonight, this sends an important signal to many people Republicans There are places where he is no longer bulletproof, and maybe the pendulum has started to swing. “
Elzer received warm congratulations from some Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who supported Ellzey’s campaign, wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations on the smooth running of the campaign. Jake Ellzey will become an outstanding Texas congressman and become a Republican in 2023. Part of a solid majority.”
Political analyst and “never Trump” neoconservative Bill Kristol (Bill Kristol) tweeted: “The Democratic vote may [Ellzey] Being among the top in the finals may have been persuaded by the Club for Growth advertisement to go to Ellzey, because in 2018 he donated $250 from a’vicious and never Trump killer’-that is, me. “
Since the election defeat in November last year, Republican candidates have been lining up for Trump’s support, hoping that the star power of the former president can defeat their challenger.One of the Republicans is the governor of Texas Greg Abbott, Who is raising funds to build a Border wall.
Jake Ellzey defeated Trump-approved Susan Wright in TX-06. The Democratic vote may put him at the top of the run-off election. Perhaps he was persuaded by the Club for Growth advertisement to go to Ellzey, because he had donated money to him from a “vicious and never Trump killer” in 2018. 250 dollars. 🤷 ♂️
— Bill Christo (@BillKristol) July 28, 2021
However, voters in parts of Texas, including the 6th district north of Dallas, have shown signs of deviating from Trump.
According to the Associated Press, compared with the double-digit victory in 2016, Trump only supported the 6th district in last year’s presidential election by 3 percentage points, reflecting the city’s suburban shift to purple.
Weekly newspaper The Trump office and Elzer have been contacted for comments.
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