U.S. Senator John Kennedy was one of six US Senators to vote against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the Electoral College.
UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross said Kennedy has clearly determined the biggest risk to his reelection in 2022 would be if he faces a strong challenger from his right.
“In terms of who he needs to support him to get reelected I believe that Senator Kennedy’s vote will not hurt him at all,” said Cross.
Senator Bill Cassidy voted to certify the results. Five of the six Senators who voted against certification come from SEC states.
Cross said with Kennedy’s highly conservative track record it’s likely the only person who could give him a run for his money two years from now would be Democratic Governor Edwards, but that’s only a hypothetical.
“It is not clear, the Governor has not expressed much desire to go serve in national government and seems to be quite a Louisiana centered politician,” said Cross.
Every Republican member of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation, except for Senator Bill Cassidy objected to accepting at least one state’s elector votes. Cross says those members are reflecting the clear will of Republican voters.
“Republicans, by and large, think that there were shenanigans and that they vote may have been unfair and that there was some fraud and irregularities and they will support their representatives saying so,” said Cross.
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