Two of the main candidates in the U-S Senate Republican Primary faced off in a 90-minute debate during the Moon Griffon Show. Congresswoman Julia Letlow immediately went after Senator Bill Cassidy, who was not at the debate. She says it was a horrible decision by Cassidy to vote in 2021 to convict at that time former President Donald Trump for his role in the January sixth attack on the U-S Capitol.
State Treasurer John Fleming used this opportunity to criticize Letlow for not coming out publicly and questioning the result of the 2020 presidential race.
After Governor Landry suspended the U.S. House primary elections following last Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling, two Baton Rouge residents have launched a recall campaign against him. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Louisiana is one of 19 states which permit the recall of governors.
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Organizers have until October 31st to collect just over 500-thousand signatures from registered voters throughout the state.
As for the House primary, Tyler Bridges, a political reporter with The Advocate, says once the legislature adopts a new congressional map, the U.S. House election process will start all over again from square one, and time will be of the essence.