TEXAS: Cultists Defeat Bush Scion In House Primary

March 4, 2020 2020 Elections, Republicans

Republican Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, failed to advance out of Tuesday’s primary in his bid for a Houston congressional seat, becoming the first member of his family to lose a race in Texas in more than 40 years.

Aside from the recognition of coming from America’s most enduring Republican dynasty, Bush 34, was endorsed by the outgoing GOP incumbent, Rep. Pete Olson and raised more money than many of the other 14 candidates in the field.

Troy Nehls and Kathaleen Wall, staunch defenders of President Donald Trump, advanced instead to the runoff. That raised questions about whether the Bush family’s sharp personal clashes with the president in recent years turned off Republican voters.

Pierce Bush, nephew of W. Bush and Jeb!, is getting crushed in his congressional primary: pic.twitter.com/NbGvmvA0PD

— Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) March 4, 2020