Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy is attempting an unprecedented balancing act ^71.3%

MS NOW - By Kevin McGill - 5/16/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 31.8% - False Dilemma 21.3% - Confirmation Bias 14.8%

As a two-term Republican incumbent in a Deep South state, with a conservative record and plenty of campaign money, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana should be cruising to re-election this fall. But Cassidy is in danger of losing his party’s nomination in Saturday’s primary election because he was one of the seven Republican senators who... more