Julia Letlow and John Fleming move on to the runoff in the GOP Senate primary, and Bill Cassidy’s days in the Senate are now numbered. Addressing her supporters on election night, Letlow said President Trump’s support helped her withstand 26-million dollars in negative advertisements against her.
Cassidy finished third with 25-percent of the vote; his fate appearing to have been sealed five years ago when he voted to convict then-former President Trump in his second impeachment trial. LSU political science professor Larry Hogan says the results of this primary election proves that for Republican voters, it seems like there’s only one thing that matters.
Cut 8 (11) “…for other elections.”
While John Fleming is moving on, he has significant ground to make up, racking up 28-percent of the vote, less than 14-thousand votes more than Cassidy. Fleming doesn’t have the endorsement of President Trump, but he did serve in his first administration. And the State Treasurer’s campaign has been mostly self-funded.
Cut 15 (11) “…powerful politician.”
In other news, a bill seeking to crack down on a way to skirt Louisiana’s seafood labeling laws is awaiting Governor Landry’s signature. It’s called co-mingling – mixing imported shrimp with domestically-caught shrimp and passing the whole lot off as domestic shrimp. Cheri Blanchard, a Louisiana board member of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, says it’s sometimes unclear exactly who is doing this in order to sell the shrimp at a premium price and keep the profits.