Thomas Massie and Bill Cassidy Lost. MAGA Won. Bigly.
The decline of the RINO reverberates throughout the land.
Joseph Ford Cotto | May 28, 2026
This spring, two high-profile Republican incumbents on Capitol Hill learned a brutal truth. Disloyalty to Donald J. Trump carries an unforgiving electoral price, and the old guard's time on its beloved throne has run out.
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana stood as the textbook embodiment of the pre-Trump GOP establishment. A physician by training with deep roots in state politics, he built his career on fiscal conservatism, policy expertise, bipartisanship on issues like infrastructure, and a steady focus on delivering federal resources while operating within institutional norms.
Elected to the Senate in 2014, Cassidy represented the measured, consensus-oriented conservatism that defined the GOP before MAGA populism reshaped it. He prioritized governance and traditional principles over high-stakes confrontation or movement loyalty.
That approach clashed with the new Republican reality.
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