Posted on 06/27/2026 6:27:19 PM PDT by Red Badger
Welcome to Louisiana Saturday Night, when we are hosting a runoff in the party primaries for U.S. Senate. Expect a low-turnout affair tonight, with early voting suggesting 14-17% turnout when it's all said and done.
Why the low turnout? Most of the excitement was about getting U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy out of office. Since he didn't qualify for the runoff... Mission accomplished, as far as most voters are concerned. Their job is done. But the race for the party nomination for the GOP has been ugly, with State Treasurer and original member of the Congressional Freedom Caucus John Fleming taking the brunt of a lot of attack ads in this race. Congresswoman Julia Letlow has kept it clean, but a lot of PAC money has gone in on attacking Fleming.
Letlow carries the endorsement of President Donald Trump, but that endorsement has been fairly muted in the runoff. Aside from a video statement early in the runoff campaign and a tele-rally featuring a pre-recorded message from the president, Trump's attention has been focused elsewhere. Fleming, meanwhile, may not have that endorsement, but he did previously work for the Trump administration and has a voting record from his years in Congress that can't be ignored.
The biggest story? Letlow came out of the primary with a 17-point lead, but all recent polling shows this one neck-and-neck. If Fleming wins, don't believe any media spin that Trump is losing his grip on the party. This election has been filled with a lot of drama in the state that has little to do with the Trump agenda. Issues like cabon capture sequestration, dark money, and more have dominated the state's political scene for the past month, and voters have been wrestling with a tough decision.
On the Democrat side, the heavy favorite is a black farmer, business owner, and gun owner in Jamie Davis. He came out of the primary with almost enough votes to make it without a runoff. He has the state party's endorsement and a ton of momentum.
Here are the GOP runoff results:
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We WIN with EITHER of the remaining two Republican candidates, IMHO.
Thank goodness Cassidy was eliminated earlier.
I guess I always assume the dems are trying to scam the vote.
The repub runoff could take a while to decide. I see New Orleans and Baton Rouge haven't reported yet...
Letlow is the MAHA pick as well. Good.
Fleming is the conservative, an old one. If he wins Letlow will have to find something else to do. Kennedy is also old and will be 77 in ‘28. If she loses she could run as a loser. Not a good idea.
Letlow is projected to win according to Decision Desk..........
Looks good, so far.
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Go with the hottie-those things count.
Can we count on her towing the line for the next 6 years?
She won’t even toe the line.
She’s gorgeous! (so of course CNN put the one not-as-good photo they can find on their headline page. 🙄)
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