Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Trump-backed challenger advances to runoff
Campaign Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Trump-backed challenger advances to runoff Comments: by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING 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. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming (R) advanced instead, a major victory for Trump as the president worked to oust one of the few remaining senators who broke with him after the Capitol attack.
- ▪Campaign Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Trump-backed challenger advances to runoff Comments: by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PL
- ▪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 c
- ▪Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming (R) advanced instead, a major victory for Trump as the president worked to oust one of the few remaining senators who broke with him after the Capitol attack.
16 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 29 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 1 left, 8 lean left, 2 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ What to Know About Letlow And Fleming in the Louisiana Senate Race — NYT — Politics
- ▪ Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Embattled Louisiana Sen. Cassidy Loses Primary as Trump-Backed Challenger and State Treasurer Head to a Runoff — TIME — Top
- ▪ Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy loses in Republican primary, does not advance to runoff — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ La. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy fails to make runoff in primary, as Trump-backed challenger tops vote — New York Post
- ▪ Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary — Axios
- ▪ Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff in Louisiana GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects — Cbsnews
- ▪ Cassidy Loses Senate Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes G.O.P. Foe — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Cassidy Fights to Hang on in Louisiana Race as Trump-Backed Challenger Advances — NYT — US
- ▪ Julia Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, as Sen. Bill Cassidy trails — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Trump blasts 'disloyal' Sen. Cassidy while pushing challenger in Louisiana Republican primary — ABC News — Politics
- ▪ Ahead of Louisiana Primary, Trump Calls GOP Sen. Cassidy a “Disloyal Disaster” — Mother Jones
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Campaign Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Trump-backed challenger advances to runoff Comments: by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Fortinsky - 05/16/26 9:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING 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 Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming (R) advanced instead, a major victory for Trump as the president worked to oust one of the few remaining senators who broke with him after the Capitol attack.
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