The Democrats’ strongest ally in the U.S. Senate GOP conference when it comes to their decade-long quest to impeach President Donald Trump faces possible elimination from his seat at the hands of primary voters in Louisiana on Saturday night.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), supposedly a Republican, joined all the Senate Democrats and a handful of “Republicans” five years ago in a whimsical twist of fate when he voted to convict Trump on his second impeachment in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Cassidy is one of just three U.S. Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump remaining in the chamber, and now voters in Louisiana get a shot to remove this establishment figure once and for all. Trump has endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) in a three-way primary against Cassidy, and former Rep. John Fleming (R-LA)–the State Treasurer–is also running. If no candidate gets 50
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