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Julia Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, as Sen. Bill Cassidy trails
Rep. Julia Letlow will compete in a Republican Senate primary runoff in Louisiana, NBC News projects.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary
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Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to finish in the top two spots in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary on Saturday, AP projects. The race now goes to a June 27 runoff between Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming.Why it matters: It's a win for President Trump, who backed Letlow and urged voters to oust Cassidy, whom he's described as "very…
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Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him
Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrectionThe Republican senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary on Saturday, as voters in Louisiana opted instead to advance two challengers to a runoff election after an extraordinary intervention by Donald Trump to oust the incumbent.Cassidy’s bid…
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy loses in Republican primary, does not advance to runoff
Sen. Bill Cassidy is one of few remaining Republican senators who voted for President Trump's impeachment after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump endorsed his opponent, Rep. Julia Letlow.
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Election Day – President Trump Reminds Louisiana that Senator Bill Cassidy is a “Sleazebag” Who Needs to Be Defeated
President Trump reminds Louisiana voters today that Bill Cassidy must be defeated in the primary. “Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster. His entire past campaign for the Senate was about “TRUMP,” how he’s with me all the way, and then, after winning, he turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something […] The post Election Day –…
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Speaker Mike Johnson Weighs in on Senator Bill Cassidy’s Primary Loss in Louisiana – (VIDEO)
House Speaker Mike Johnson was on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream to talk about Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy's primary loss. The post Speaker Mike Johnson Weighs in on Senator Bill Cassidy’s Primary Loss in Louisiana – (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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La. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy fails to make runoff in primary, as Trump-backed challenger tops vote
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy was denied a third term by Louisiana Republican primary voters Saturday, as he was projected to finish third behind Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and state Treasurer John Fleming. With 92 percent of the vote in, Letlow was leading with 44.8 percent and Fleming was in second with 28.4%, and were...
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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump
Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, the president’s favored candidate, and MAGA-aligned state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a runoff for the GOP nomination.
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Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Trump-backed challenger advances to runoff
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was projected to fail to advance to the runoff in Louisiana’s GOP Senate primary Saturday, according to Decision Desk HQ, ending the incumbent senator’s reelection bid after years of political fallout from his vote to convict President Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and…
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GOP Senator Cassidy Loses Louisiana Primary, DDHQ Projects
President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary, a signal of the enduring strength of the president’s hold on his party despite an unpopular war and soaring gas prices.
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