Sen John Kennedy (R)
Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are splitting on Wednesday’s Congressional vote to certify the Presidential Election results with Cassidy for and Kennedy against.
President Trump has called on Republicans to reject the election results, calling them fraudulent. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan said that call has GOP members in a bind.
“This is a story about trying to continue to court the very conservative elements of your party that you need for reelection even in the face of evidence to the contrary,” said Hogan.
Courts have rejected Trump Administration lawsuits challenging the election results and Louisiana’s head of election Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says there is no evidence of cheating.
Hogan said it’s not surprising Kennedy is rejecting the results. He says while Cassidy is safe for another six years, Kennedy is up for reelection in two years and may have greater ambitions.
“Certainly if he has plans to run for higher office in this state, if he wants to run for Governor, he will need a record of support that conservative voters who feel strongly on these issues will want to get behind,” said Hogan.
Kennedy has joined with a faction of Congressional Republicans that want a commission to review vote results in battleground state’s lost by the President and seek to establish a commission to investigate allegations of voter fraud.
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