特朗普背书的卡塔琳娜·劳夫在佛罗里达州第19国会选区初选中不敌吉姆·施瓦策尔
2026年8月18日 美国东部时间晚上8:45 / 福克斯新闻
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佛罗里达州媒体高管吉姆·施瓦策尔赢得共和党提名，将接替众议员拜伦·唐纳兹，尽管前总统唐纳德·特朗普为他的对手背书。
前总统唐纳德·特朗普于8月13日背书曾在其第一任期内任职于商务部的卡塔琳娜·劳夫，就在佛罗里达州第19国会选区选民投票前几天打乱了竞选局势。周二晚间的选举结果打破了特朗普背书候选人在初选中表现出色的趋势。
截至7月中旬，获得总统背书的候选人中有97%赢得了初选。
根据Ballotpedia的选举追踪数据，自2018年以来，特朗普的背书成功率一直保持在93%或更高。
特朗普或许已经背书了达琳·格雷厄姆，但共和党参议院候选人并未退缩
卡塔琳娜·劳夫（左）与吉姆·施瓦策尔（David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire；施瓦策尔竞选团队 供图）
劳夫和施瓦策尔并不是唯一宣布参选接替唐纳兹的候选人。
佛罗里达州第19国会选区的参选者还包括：前众议员麦迪逊·考索恩，他在2022年一系列丑闻后失去了北卡罗来纳州的席位；前众议员克里斯·柯林斯，曾因内幕交易罪名被定罪的前纽约州议员；以及富有的前伊利诺伊州州参议员吉姆·奥伯韦斯。
此次参选阵容不同寻常，引发了全国媒体的调侃和嘲讽。Axios将这场初选称为“共和党人的‘地毯袋政客’初选”，并写道“无论谁在这场像马戏表演一样的初选中脱颖而出，几乎都能拿到一张通往华盛顿的入场券”。
特拉伊布因试图在佛罗里达击败两名犹太众议院民主党议员而遭抨击
前总统唐纳德·特朗普于2026年8月9日在新泽西州莫里斯敦的莫里斯敦机场登上空军一号（埃里克·李/盖蒂图片社 供图）
在竞选活动中，施瓦策尔抨击劳夫此前曾在伊利诺伊州两次参选国会议员，最近才搬到佛罗里达州，称他与该州的联系比劳夫更深。
劳夫回应称自己是“蓝州难民”，而非“地毯袋政客”。
“我来到这里，我无法选择自己的出生地和成长地，但我可以选择在这里生活，”她在7月的一场辩论中说道。
社会主义势力进军特朗普的后院，目标直指支持以色列的民主党议员
前总统唐纳德·特朗普于2026年8月7日在马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地登上空军一号并挥手告别（盖蒂图片社 供图）
劳夫指责施瓦策尔幕后策划了解雇一名受欢迎的当地气象主播。施瓦策尔回应称，尽管他拥有多家当地媒体电台，但解雇该气象主播的电视台并非他旗下所有。
施瓦策尔表示，特朗普背书劳夫后，他的支持者表达了愤怒。
“今晚总统背书了我的对手。我将在你们听到任何消息之前，率先在此公布这一消息，”他在特朗普背书当晚说道。
“但我们要明确愤怒的矛头应该指向谁。不是特朗普总统。从一开始我就支持他，周二之后我也会继续支持他。
“愤怒应该指向那些策划了这场竞选数月之久的势力：那些向该选区投入数百万美元的外州超级政治行动委员会，那些将一名曾在伊利诺伊州两次参选国会议员包装成西南佛罗里达最佳人选的华盛顿顾问，以及那些决定我们的席位不应由远在千里之外的人来决定的人。”
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Media executive overcomes Trump endorsement in race to succeed Byron Donalds in ‘circus-like primary’
Catalina Lauf loses to Jim Schwartzel in Florida’s 19th Congressional District primary despite president’s backing
August 18, 2026 8:45pm EDT / Fox News
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Florida media executive Jim Schwartzel won the GOP nomination to succeed Rep. Byron Donalds despite President Donald Trump endorsing his opponent.
President Donald Trump endorsed Catalina Lauf, who served in the Department of Commerce during his first term in office, Aug. 13, upending the race just days before voters headed to the polls in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. Tuesday night’s results bucked a trend of Trump-endorsed candidates fairing well in primary contests.
As of mid-July, 97% of candidates endorsed by the president had won their primaries.
Trump’s endorsement success rate has remained at 93% or higher since 2018, according to Ballotpedia’s election tracker.
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Catalina Lauf, left, and Jim Schwartzel(David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire; Schwartzel for Congress)
Lauf and Schwartzel weren’t the only candidates to throw their hats into the race to be Donalds’ successor.
The field in Florida’s 19th Congressional District also included former Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost his North Carolina seat after a series of scandals in 2022; former Rep. Chris Collins, a former New York congressman convicted of insider trading; and Jim Oberweis, a wealthy former Illinois state senator.
The unusual cast of characters running in the election attracted amusement and ridicule from the national media. Axios dubbed the race “the GOP’s carpetbagger primary” and wrote that “whoever claws their way through the circus-like primary is almost guaranteed a ticket to Washington.”
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One Aug. 9, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)
On the campaign trail, Schwartzel attacked Lauf for running for Congress twice in Illinois before recently moving to Florida, arguing that his ties to the state ran deeper than hers.
Lauf responded that she is a “blue state refugee,” not a “carpetbagger.”
“I came here, I didn’t have a choice to be born and raised in Illinois but I have a choice to live here,” she said during a July debate.
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President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for departure on Aug. 7, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.(Getty Images)
Lauf accused Schwartzel of being behind the firing of a popular local meteorologist. Schwartzel responded that although he owns several local media stations, he did not have an ownership stake in the network that fired the meteorologist.
Schwartzel said his supporters expressed anger after Trump endorsed Lauf.
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“The president endorsed my opponent tonight. You’re hearing it from me before you hear it anywhere else,” he said on the night of the endorsement.
”But let’s be precise about where that anger belongs. Not with President Trump. I’ve supported him from the beginning, and I’ll support him after Tuesday.
“It belongs with the operation that worked this for months: the out-of-state super PACs that have poured millions into this district, the Washington consultants who packaged a candidate who ran for Congress twice in Illinois and sold her as Southwest Florida’s choice, the people who decided our seat shouldn’t be settled in a room a thousand miles from here.”
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