DAVE BOSSIE: GOP Can’t Afford Disaster In Louisiana Senate Race

I’ve been in Republican politics for a long time.  I’ve seen good candidates rise, and I’ve seen bad ones drag their party down.  And I’ll tell you this: Sen. Bill Cassidy is pushing Republicans in Louisiana straight towards an electoral disaster next November.

The numbers don’t lie.  In a recent poll, just 22 percent of GOP primary voters think Senator Cassidy deserves another term.  Two-thirds are ready to move on.  And when voters are reminded that he joined with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Sen. Bernie Sanders in voting to impeach President Donald Trump for absolutely nothing, his support drops into the basement.  That’s not just a problem – that’s a five-alarm fire for a Republican in a deep-red state.

To make matters worse for Cassidy, 2026 marks the first election cycle in which Louisiana will use a closed party primary system to choose members of Congress.  This means only registered Republicans are allowed to vote in the Republican primary, making it that much more difficult for non-conservative candidates to prevail.  In Louisiana congressional primaries going forward, if one candidate doesn’t receive over 50 percent of the vote, a run-off election will be held between the top two vote getters.

It’s no secret Bill Cassidy broke faith with his supporters.  He campaigned for re-election in 2020 talking about how President Trump delivered historic victories for conservatives. Weeks later, he sided with radical Democrats when it mattered most.  That’s not leadership – that’s betrayal.  And Louisiana Republicans know it.  Some “experts” in Washington shrug and say, “Don’t worry, Louisiana is a safe seat.”  I’ve been around long enough to know that’s exactly how you let a seat slip away you should win convincingly.  Safe seats are only safe if you keep promises and respect your voters.  And Cassidy doesn’t do either.

Don’t be fooled by the senator’s recent attempts to rewrite history and claim he’s a true MAGA supporter. The reality is that he betrayed President Trump with his impeachment vote, joined the liberal media in attacking the president afterwards, then turned around and enabled Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ reckless spending policies, only returning to the MAGA movement after it became likely Trump was going to win the 2024 election.

Louisiana is a conservative state.  Faith, family, and freedom aren’t just words down there – in fact, it’s a way of life.  Voters expect their leaders to fight for oil and gas jobs, defend the Second Amendment, and protect the unborn.  It’s clear Bill Cassidy can’t be trusted because he’s shown he’ll sell out his base when the pressure is on.  Folks know by now that he’s only truly loyal to powerbrokers in the failed Washington establishment.