Sen. Cassidy loses Louisiana GOP primary as Trump-backed candidates advance

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

He finished behind U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who capitalized on the power of Trump's endorsement as the president continues purging his party of people he views as disloyal, and John Fleming, the state treasurer. Letlow and Fleming will compete in a runoff on June 27.
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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff

Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Tru...
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Massie isn't a RINO in the since I think you are saying. He's more conservative than many Rs. He just wasn't willing to work with any of them. I actually don't mind Massie as he's more pricipaled than most. I'd argue he's more Republican than Trump. Yet trump idiotically endorses a real Rino in Lindsay Grahm and even in my state, Barry Moore.
 
Djarum300 said:
Massie isn't a RINO in the since I think you are saying. He's more conservative than many Rs. He just wasn't willing to work with any of them. I actually don't mind Massie as he's more pricipaled than most. I'd argue he's more Republican than Trump. Yet trump idiotically endorses a real Rino in Lindsay Grahm and even in my state, Barry Moore.
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Dear Djarum300:

In my view, he has been sufficiently "disloyal" to the party to deserve the term 'RINO'"
 
IMHO

Dj is correct.

Sorry, Bill. I agree with you 99% of the time and that is pretty good. Yet, this Massie experience has been disappointing because people feel torn.
 
Dear Djarum300 and REVerse:

I understand what both of you are saying, but my comment is only regarding the TERM "RINO" and the way that term is used with regard to modern-day politics.

I've always thought I could have been a good politician, but the main reason I could have never actually done so fits in with the subject (Massie) at hand.

I would/could have been a rare politician, in that I could never stray from total honesty. I have always been a staunch conservative, but I could never toss my values aside for a political party.

For instance, if I were a Republican office-holder and my mindset prompted me to oppose a certain piece of legislation, I would vote against it even under pressure from colleagues.

Even if I was told by party leaders, "Bill, I know how strongly you feel in opposition to this, but it's going to come down to one or two votes, and we must have your support despite your feelings on this matter."

Despite such pressure, I would still have voted my convictions even though I may have paid a significant political price. And that's why I never thought seriously about being a politician.
 
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