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Carpetbagger Catalina Lauf lost her Florida primary race on Tuesday despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement, according to the Associated Press.

The GOP primary in Southwest Florida's 19th Congressional District was won by local broadcasting mogul Jim Schwartzel, who claimed more than 29 percent of the vote, according to AP.

"OMG TRUMP LOSES ANOTHER ONE HE ENDORSED," reacted former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger in a post on X....

Despite a colorful slate of contenders that includes candidates who have served federal prison sentences, previously left Congress under clouds of scandal, or tried and failed to run for Congress elsewhere, the contest to replace Rep. Byron Donalds in Florida’s 19^th Congressional District has so far remained relatively quiet.

The potent combination of wealth and conservatism makes southwest Florida an attractive spawning ground for Republican candidates aspiring to national, or at least statewide, prominence.

Donalds’ victory in the 2020 congressional race propelled him onto the national stage, where his track record as a loyal MAGA soldier briefly put him in contention as President Donald Trump’s running mate during the 2024 election. Now, with Donalds running for governor, 11 candidates are scrambling to fill his open seat....