The Throne Is Empty, But There Are Many Contenders

 The "Stupidest Person In Congress" failed in his bid to become Texas Attorney General. Louie Gohmert will no longer be in Congress after the midterms. Gohmert has long been considered the stupidest guy in Congress, and his retirement opens up the competition a bit.

It's worth noting that Gohmert was already in danger of losing that title, as the recent House has three incredibly stupid people in it and the Senate added Tommy Tuberville, who in normal times we would point at and laugh.

Anyway, on to the new contenders:

Madison Cawthorn, aka Dollar General Tom Brady. 

Marjorie Traitor Greene, aka Unfrozen Geico Caveman Congressperson.

Lauren Boebert, aka Ptomaine Sarah Palin.

I remain every so slightly hopeful that Boebert loses outright in November. Her district is red-tinged, but not as crimson as Greene's. She is uniquely awful, given the tilt of her district, and she has to be an embarrassment for many of the people of Colorado. Her district if R+6%

Cawthorn's current district if R+9, which makes him a little more secure than Boebert. He's also just "real person" dumb as opposed to the aggressive idiocy of Boebert and Greene. 

Greene, however comes from a district that's R+28. Perhaps she's become an embarrassment for the people of northwest Georgia, but - like Cawthorn - she comes from a district in Appalachia that is overwhelming white and lacks college degrees. Cawthorn, however, has Asheville in his district. 

The only way Greene loses is if there is a strong third party challenge from the Libertarian Party, or perhaps someone running as a "National Republican." Georgia has a weird majority law, where if no candidate wins 50%+1, it goes to a runoff. If you divide the vote three ways, maybe it comes down to Greene versus a Bog Standard Republican. In that case, Democrats could ally with normal Republicans to oust Greene in the runoff.

All this seems pretty unlikely.

So, I am hopeful that the new 3rd district in Colorado bounces Boebert from her seat.

Cawthorn is dumb, but within normal parameters of dumb.

That leaves Marjorie Traitor Greene as the most likely successor to Louis Gohmert for the title of Dumbest Congressperson.