Before taking the stage for another campaign rally in Ohio, President Donald Trump announced his plans to campaign for a Louisiana Republican: Rep. Julia Letlow.
Letlow is the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race to fill Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat. She represents Louisiana’s fifth congressional district. Jamie Davis is a farmer running against her as a Democrat.
In a Truth Social post Wednesday night, Trump wrote: “Julia is running for the United States Senate in Louisiana, a place I love and WON BIG, six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024.
I know Julia well, have seen her tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and she is a TOTAL WINNER!”
Notably, Trump said the rally will be held on Monday night before Election Day and is virtual.
Greg Rigamer of Blind Dog Political Consulting believes the early vote count gives Davis viable paths to defeat Letlow. Rigamer, who has analyzed elections for decades, believes Davis is following former Gov. John Bel Edwards’ race in 2019, focusing on winning parishes with larger populations.
Trump is actively campaigning in states he won. He’s even visited Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Iowa and Florida several times in the past two months. Those are states with high-profile races that could swing the balance of power in Washington.
The president has not made a campaign stop in Louisiana this election cycle.
However, the president has campaigned in solid red states, just this Monday he rallied in Mississippi for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican running for reelection.
Trump endorsed Letlow early in the primary election, while incumbent Sen. Cassidy was in the race. Two days before the June 27th primary runoff, the president held a tele-rally for Letlow.
Letlow and outside PACs ran campaign ads during the primary election highlighting Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” of her. The latest ad from her campaign does not mention Trump, instead it focuses on flooding.
The last Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in Louisiana was Mary Landrieu in 2008. She later lost her seat in 2014 to current Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Election Day is Nov. 3.
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