Reporter says Cawthorn's loss doesn't equate to a Trump loss

Trump-backed candidate Rep. Madison Cawthorn conceded his race in the GOP primary for North Carolina's 11th District to opponent Chuck Edwards in a phone call, Cawthorn spokesperson Luke Ball said. CNN's John Berman and Kaitlan Collins discuss with The Washington Post reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell. #CNN #News

[riverdog]

Can you please stop calling "a win for Trump" or "a loss for Trump, " "a Trump backed candidate, " "a candidate not endorsed by Trump." Call the wins and losses what they are. These people won or lost with or without the bogus kingmaker. By constantly invoking his name you're only empowering him and you're making the rest of us nauseous

[ribbleslipscomb]

A loss is a loss. End of story, ladybug.

[jamescox]

Cawthorne's own arrogance and he thought that just because he was in a wheelchair that people would have extra empathy for him? He was wrong and that's why you lost!

[rosemarie]

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving despicable person.

[cesardelgado]

How the hell is it not a loss for trump, his endorsement didn't hold weight to push cawthoron over the line

[glennelbey]

I guess NC voters exercised their own form of Replacement Theory on Madison. Glad it worked.

[elizabethcolegrove]

Cawthorn: one less nut job Republican voted out of government. We need more of this.

[trebm]

A loss is a loss. Not sure how trump can endorse someone, lose and then say it’s not a loss for his brand. Keep in mind cawthorn is not a Republican he’s part of the Trump con.

[bdtol]

What, no call for voter fraud? We know who holds Cawthorn's leash. Next, MTG, Gaetz, Boebert, T. Cruz,

[cedricnicholson]

Why mention his accident? That had nothing to do with his behaviour. Quit trying to play the sympathy card and call it like it is. He was a horrible congressman like many other on both sides of the political aisle. MTG needs to go along with Jim Jordan and many more. Just horrible people who are on the tax payers payroll.

[xed]

No, it’s still a Trump loss because people seem to forget that Trump did a lot of the same things that Cawthorn did, it’s a reputiation of the type of candidate represented by Trump. Somebody else just loosely affiliated with Trump or that has Trump endorsement is a little bit different and somebody that’s basically like a mini Trump vulgar, scandals, lazy, not performing duties etc.

[ShabazzTBL]

Dude literally did nothing in Congress. I don’t know how he even came that close all him, MTG, and Boboert do is talk.

[marcosgoldenvoice]

The Reporter is wrong. We DO count this as a Trump loss. And very happy to do so.

[billberndtson]

Whether or not this is indicative of Trump being a loser, Cawthorn is and I'm delighted he's out of government.

[roshandamaxwell]

The lesson is DON'T BE A LYING HYPOCRITE ! He bashed in public who he was in private.

[johndowner]

Hopefully Greene, Gaetz, Gosar, Boebert, Jordan, McCarthy will also bite the dust. Too bad Paul won!

[neohernandez]

Donald hates to lose so yes its a loss for Donald as much as it is for Cawthorn.
Donald is a bitter old Drama Queen. He is fuming right now I'm sure.

[sweetsue]

So…Cawthorn has no reason to be polite or discrete about his conversations about the GOP. This could become interesting. 😊

[Disaster]

He is going to get the help he needs... from the justice dept when they indict him for his role in a crypto pump and dump scheme.

[millieg]

Wonder if Cawthorn will let some secrets out of the box on his own party? 🤔 Now that they have turned on him? 🤭Would be very interesting! 😂