Louisiana Senator John Kennedy (R). Courtesy of JohnKennedy.com
Republican Senator John Kennedy has raised a record-breaking $36 million for his re-election campaign with more than 15 million in cash on hand. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat said the reason Kennedy has been able to raise that much is that he’s expected to win.
“And why would you give that kind of money? Because all of the pundits in Washington say John Kennedy’s going to be re-elected. But having $15-million is great, but if he had $5-million he probably would still win,” said Kennedy.
Kennedy primarily faces two Democrats on November 8th and currently, there’s only one democrat representing the state in DC. Pinsonat said because Louisiana is such a red state, he expects that won’t change this mid-term election.
“Louisiana’s extremely conservative. John Kennedy is someone that they are very positive about only one thing, John Kennedy is not going to Washington, DC and vote with Joe Biden,” said Pinsonat.
And while many wonder if Kennedy will throw his hat in the ring for governor, Pinsonat believes if Republicans regain control of the Senate that Kennedy will stay put in DC.
“Kennedy becomes much more powerful, much more influential if the Republicans take back the Senate. And I think all of the talk about him running for governor will go out the window with the baby water, that’s just not going to happen,” said Pinsonat.
Early voting for the November 8th election begins on October 25th. Kennedy’s top two challengers, Gary Chambers and Luke Mixon have each topped one million in their last campaign reports.
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