Despite supporting a presidential candidate who claimed the 2020 election was stolen, some GOP members aren't buying the election fraud claims from their colleague Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus currently trails his Trump-endorsed opponent, state Sen. John McGuire, by a few hundred votes in a race that is still “too-close to call,” the Associated Press reported.
Joining a number of Republicans who have claimed election fraud, Good said on Steven Bannon’s podcast he would challenge the result if he loses the primary. He’s already demanded a “do-over” in one county and blamed his loss on a fire that broke out at certain polling stations, he posted on X.
Election officials clarified that fire alarms went off inadvertently in the locations Good mentioned, but no voters were turned away, MSNBC reported.
Many of Good’s Republican colleagues have openly criticized his excuses.
'[Of] course Bob is claiming election fraud. He is grasping at straws to help save his political career,' said Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., who endorsed McGuire," reported Axios. "If Bob had spent more time working for America and less time trying to dictate to other members of Congress how we could vote for our constituents, we would not be having this conversation. He is a bully and it is time for him to go."
Other Republicans are also telling their colleague to concede.
Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., added: "Bob Good lost. It is very simple."
"What a loser," added Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., per Axios.
Both Good and McGuire have at some point supported Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen, CNN reported.
If he loses, Good would be the first member of Congress to lose a primary this election season.
