President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate in Wyoming’s governor’s race failed to secure the Republican nomination on Tuesday, adding to the growing list of gubernatorial candidates with Trump’s endorsement that have lost their primaries.
Megan Degenfelder, the state education superintendent endorsed by President Donald Trump, lost to state Sen. Eric Barlow on Tuesday. Others who had his backing and have lost this primary cycle are sprinkled across the U.S. They include Mike Lindell, the former MyPillow CEO of Minnesota, Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa, and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette of South Carolina.
The losing streak in gubernatorial contests has raised the question of whether the president’s influence over the Republican Party is hitting its limits, an idea the White House immediately struck down.