Cassidy Trails at 21% in Louisiana Senate Poll as Trump Vote and MAHA Backlash Bite
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Updated · POLITICO · May 16
Cassidy Trails at 21% in Louisiana Senate Poll as Trump Vote and MAHA Backlash Bite
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 16
Emerson’s late-April poll put Bill Cassidy at 21%, behind John Fleming at 28% and Julia Letlow at 27% in Louisiana’s Senate race.
Cassidy’s 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump remains the race’s sharpest liability, and his clashes with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allies over vaccines and Casey Means have opened a second front.
MAHA PAC has pledged $1 million to help Letlow oust him, while Letlow’s camp says Louisiana Republicans still define Cassidy by the impeachment vote.
Cassidy still has a possible runoff path because anti-Cassidy voters are split between Letlow and Fleming, who is pitching his House Freedom Caucus record and Trump White House service to conservatives.
Can a senator's massive fundraising advantage overcome two challengers when one has a powerful presidential endorsement?