Did MAHA Just Sink a Senator?
The MAHA PAC invested heavily in the Louisiana Senate race, opposing incumbent Bill Cassidy. Julia Letlow, supported by MAHA, won the primary, while Cassidy finished last, marking a significant political shift. This outcome reflects growing discontent among voters regarding the current administration's health policies.
- ▪MAHA PAC spent close to $750,000 in the Senate race in Louisiana.
- ▪Julia Letlow won 45 percent of the primary vote, while Cassidy received only 25 percent.
- ▪Cassidy is only the second incumbent Louisiana senator to lose reelection since 1932.
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Did MAHA Just Sink a Senator?By Election Day, MAHA PAC had poured close to $750,000 into the Senate race in Louisiana. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The movement put money into the Senate campaign of Bill Cassidy’s opponent and showed signs of strength heading into the midterms. By Tanner Nau05.18.26 — U.S. PoliticsNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to Listen5 minsProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationThe Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement seemed to be shaky—or even teetering. Last week, MAHA ally Marty Makary was forced to step down as head of the Food and Drug Administration by President Donald Trump. Trump himself caused fury with an executive order expanding agricultural usage of the herbicide glyphosate.
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