Kennedy Has the Last Laugh on Kamala's 'Bad Ideas' and Cassidy's Collapse
Senator John Kennedy discussed the recent Republican Senate primary in Louisiana, where incumbent Bill Cassidy lost to Julia Letlow. Kennedy humorously noted that Cassidy's defeat was predictable given the polling trends. He also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's recent comments about having 'no bad ideas' in her party's strategy.
- ▪Bill Cassidy lost the Republican primary in Louisiana, coming in third place.
- ▪Julia Letlow, endorsed by President Trump, won the primary.
- ▪Senator Kennedy described Cassidy's loss as predictable based on prior polling.
- ▪Kennedy criticized Kamala Harris's 'no bad ideas' approach, calling it a sign of desperation from Democrats.
- ▪He humorously referred to Harris as a 'woketopus' and expressed skepticism about her future in politics.
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- ▪ The emptiness of Kamala Harris’s bad ideas — Washington Examiner
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Kennedy Has the Last Laugh on Kamala's 'Bad Ideas' and Cassidy's Collapse By Nick Arama | 9:40 AM on May 18, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Ben Curtis Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) did an interview with Fox's Peter Doocy on Sunday, in which Doocy asked him about two of the week's hot topics: the Republican Senate primary in his home state and Kamala Harris' "no bad ideas brainstorm." Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); As we reported, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost the primary, coming in third, despite being the incumbent.
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