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President Donald Trump\u2019s pick in Louisiana\u2019s Senate contest has secured the Republican nomination after a bruising primary that culminated in a runoff.<\/p>\n

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Three-term Rep. Julia Letlow was projected to beat state Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff race on Saturday that mostly measured which candidate was Trumpier. Letlow is now favored to win the general election for Sen. Bill Cassidy\u2019s seat in Congress because of how red Louisiana is.<\/p>\n

Cassidy, who earned Trump\u2019s anger by voting to convict him<\/u><\/span> during his 2021 impeachment, failed to advance to the runoff in May.<\/p>\n

That Trump\u2019s candidate won in Louisiana is a welcome victory for a president whose endorsement power and ability to shape public opinion has been constantly under test this cycle<\/u><\/span>. His role especially stands out in this race, given that he was eager to see the incumbent out of Congress and that he endorsed Letlow before she\u2019d even jumped<\/u><\/span> in the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Julia well, have seen her tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and she is a TOTAL WINNER!\u201d Trump said in a social media post<\/u><\/span> on Friday, urging Louisiana voters to back her.<\/p>\n

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Letlow has served in Congress since 2021, when she won a special election to replace her husband, Luke Letlow, who died in December 2020, just days before he was set to be sworn in. She represents a solidly red district that stretches the entire eastern side of the state.<\/p>\n

She received the endorsement of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, and her campaign was backed by MAHA PAC<\/u><\/span>, which is associated with the Make America Healthy Again movement. Cassidy often criticized the movement, which led the PAC to spend against him in the primary.<\/p>\n

Fleming, a former lawmaker, was a founder of the House Freedom Caucus who worked in the first Trump administration as a liaison for Operation Warp Speed, the White House\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.<\/p>\n

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Letlow beat Fleming by about 16 percentage points in the initial primary vote.<\/p>\n

Jamie Davis is the projected nominee for Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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