The Republican Senate primary in Louisiana has become a mess.
The two-term incumbent senator is at risk of not even making the primary runoff, and he’s fuming at the Senate Republican establishment for not helping him enough.
President Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate has been unable to convert that golden-ticket endorsement into a definitive lead.
And a third candidate who said he ignored entreaties to drop out from people close to Trump has emerged as a real threat to win.
The uncertainty and chaos within just five weeks to the May 16 primary has caught the White House, Trump allies and the Republican establishment by surprise, throwing a wrench in what was supposed to be a low-drama contest. Republicans aren’t going to lose the Louisiana Senate seat, but it’s definitely not going the way GOP power players thought it would.
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It’s highly unlikely any candidate will clear 50% in the GOP primary, meaning this race is headed to a June runoff. Polling shows all three relatively close together. Letlow has a lead in two recent independent polls.
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