Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
Trump-backed Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance after Bill Cassidy loses his bid for a third term, with 44.8% and 28.3% of the vote.
- Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy was decisively eliminated in Louisiana's newly implemented closed Republican primary, finishing a distant third with only 24.4% of the vote.
- The defeat marks a direct political retribution for Cassidy's 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, making him the only sitting Republican senator targeted by the White House this season.
- The race will now proceed to a June 27 runoff election between Trump-endorsed Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming, who captured the top two spots respectively.
- In his concession speech, Cassidy delivered a sharp critique of the President's character while noting that the state's newly altered partisan voting rules had caused widespread confusion among his supporters.
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Cassidy loses Senate reelection bid in Louisiana, as Letlow, Fleming go to runoff
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who voted to convict U.S. Donald Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, lost his bid for a third term on Saturday, as Louisiana Republicans instead rallied behind the candidate whom the president endorsed.Cassidy failed to make the June 27 runoff for the Senate seat, trailing Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), who ran with Trump’s backing, and former congressman John Fleming, the Louisiana state treasurer and a former…
Sen. Cassidy Loses Louisiana GOP Primary to Trump-Backed Rep. Letlow - The Thinking Conservative News
Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming ousted incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy in the Republican primary election in Louisiana. The post Sen. Cassidy Loses Louisiana GOP Primary to Trump-Backed Rep. Letlow appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Trump Declares Sacked Senator's Career 'OVER!' — But Defiant Bill Cassidy Fires Back, Calling Him 'Not Qualified'
Donald Trump moved quickly on Saturday night to claim credit for ending Senator Bill Cassidy's career, declaring on social media that the Louisiana Republican's political life was 'OVER!' after he lost his primary in Baton Rouge to two rivals loyal to Trump. By Sunday morning, the feud had escalated, with Cassidy firing back in a concession speech that did everything but mention Trump by name, bluntly saying that anyone who tries to 'control oth…
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