GOP senator who defied Trump on impeachment faces voters, five years later ^21.7%

The Washington Post - By Theodoric Meyer - 5/16/2026, 10:00 AM

Confirmation Bias 45.8% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 45.8% - Availability Heuristic 23.6%

Sen. Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial for his role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. If he loses on Saturday, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) will be the first sitting senator to be defeated in a primary since 2017.... more