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The famous GOP rep Madison Cawthorn has been defeated by a GOP challenger, Chuck Edwards.
This was largely due to the fact that Cawthorn's campaign struggled to recover from a number of leaks about his personal life, including a video containing seriously inappropriate content.
According to reports, Cawthorn called Edwards to concede the primary late Tuesday night after the results showed him trailing by a full two points. Edwards took home the win officially with a two-point margin.
Mr. Cawthorn is the first notable candidate to receive the Trump endorsement and then lose somewhat unexpectedly.
This was largely due to the leaks regarding the past issues in Cawthorn's personal life, which negative response, in the end, eclipsed the benefit of Mr. Trump's endorsement.
“When Madison was first elected to Congress, he did a great job,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Recently, he made some foolish mistakes, which I don’t believe he’ll make again…let’s give Madison a second chance!”
Mr. Trump seemed to believe that Cawthorn deserved a second chance, citing his strong record as a GOP senator, but this defeat shows the important role integrity and personal character still plays in conservative culture and politics.
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