Why the House Freedom Caucus chair’s political future is in doubt

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Why the House Freedom Caucus chair’s political future is in doubt
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Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'

Ordinarily, when Republican members of Congress worry about losing in a primary, it’s because they’re perceived as not radical enough: Those who stray too far from party orthodoxy and disappoint the GOP’s far-right base have come to realize that there are intraparty rivals waiting in the wings. With this in mind, it would appear that Rep.

For another, Good’s colleagues have come to see him as something of a joke: Even one of his Freedom Caucus colleagues recently conceded that Good is not a constructive policymaker. But most importantly, the Virginia Republican endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over Trump in the GOP’s presidential primary — at which point some of his ostensible allies labeled him a “disloyal MAGA traitor.” It didn’t take long for Good to acknowledge his political difficulties, and in January, he endorsed Trump.

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