SC Senate Showdown: Trump’s Hit Squad Tries to Take Out Cassidy – 1 Seat, 7 Votes, One Big Revenge Play

Senator Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana’s Republican primary this Saturday, as former President Donald Trump launches a full-scale revenge campaign against one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict him in 2021.

Cassidy, one of only seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the 2021 impeachment trial, now faces a brutal primary challenge backed by Trump and his allies [150873][150858]. The former president is supporting Representative Julia Letlow, a first-term congresswoman with strong backing from conservative groups and Trump’s political network [150858].

The primary vote on Saturday will show whether Cassidy’s break with Trump has cost him support among Louisiana’s conservative voters [150882]. Trump’s campaign to remove Cassidy follows his successful effort to unseat Senator Todd Young of Indiana [150858].

Cassidy’s reelection campaign is a direct challenge to Trump’s hold on the party, testing how much power the former president still wields over Republican voters [150873][150060]. The outcome will signal whether the party remains loyal to Trump or can tolerate dissent from within.