Trump-Backed Candidate Declares Victory Over House Freedom Caucus Chair Despite

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) narrowly trailed his Trump-backed GOP primary opponent as of Wednesday morning, in a race that drew national attention for pitting the former president against a powerful, very conservative incumbent. While the race was too close to call and votes will not be counted on Wednesday due to a federal holiday, that did not stop Good’s MAGA opponent from quickly declaring victory.

CNN’s John Berman covered the news, reporting, “Virginia congressman who helped oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, could be on the verge of losing his own seat. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good. He’s less than a point behind his challenger, state Senator John McGuire. If I can see that right now, it’s like 342 votes, forget the point 342 votes, that is remarkable. Here now. CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston. Still a lot of votes to be counted here. Mark, what’s going on in this race?”

“Well, John, you know, we always talk about your vote really counts. Make sure you get out there and vote. This is a perfect example. What you’re seeing right now, as you noted, we have just a few hundred votes that separate these two Republicans who fought in this incredibly expensive primary race that pitted Donald Trump against the incumbent, Bob Good,” Preston began, adding: