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'Red Alert': Senate Republican Declares Five-Alarm Fire over GOP Gov's Election Meddling

Landry’s backing of Julia Letlow and rule changes have drawn GOP backlash as Bill Cassidy faces a Trump-backed challenge.

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The campaign of embattled Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lashed out at Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday for his changes to primary rules, which he contends make it harder for unaffiliated voters to participate.This comes after Landry already caused a firestorm of controversy by suspending the state's primaries ...

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GOP in 'crazy territory' as red state governor accused of election 'strong-arming': report

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's attempt to play kingmaker in the state's Republican Senate primary, aggressively "strong-arming" donors and party insiders to support Donald Trump's preferred candidate, is backfiring and alienating fellow Republicans who view his interference as an abuse of power.On Sat...

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