If he was formerly a D, how did he possibly get an endorsement from the GOPe in the R primary? (super mega /s)
That said, I can understand the concerns. Let’s hear him comment on whether Kagan was qualified for the SCOTUS, since he is trying to be thoughtful about qualifications. Crickets? I thought so. LOL!
Unfortunately, Louisiana does not have a Republican primary. The state has a “jungle primary” in which all candidates, regardless of party, run on the same ballot, and, if no one gets 50%+1 of the vote, there’s a run-off between the top two vote-getters (irrespective of party). The run-off pitted Kennedy against a Democrat, and Kennedy won handily.
To be fair, Kennedy’s voting record has been pretty good, particularly on judges, prior to his recent stupidity. Hopefully he’s not planning on voting and speaking like a moron for the next five years as a strategy for the “jungle primary” in his 2022 reelection.
Louisiana needs to get rid of its counterproductive (and, in my opinion, unconstitutional) “jungle primary” and implement party registration and partisan primaries (with a run-off if no candidate gets a majority) for all federal elections.