Early polling finds Julia Letlow ahead of Bill Cassidy in upcoming Republican primary

quote:

---

A new poll finds that Congresswoman Julia Letlow is the preferred choice of Republican primary voters. The survey of 600 voters conducted by pollster Greg Rigamer finds Letlow receiving 27% of the vote to incumbent Bill Cassidy’s 21%. Business lobbyist Alton Ashy paid for the poll.

“I think this poll has confirmed what we have been hearing, in that Senator Cassidy has issues in getting reelected,” Ashy said.

But Cassidy’s campaign has its own poll conducted by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. It shows Cassidy getting 32% of the Republican primary vote to Letlow’s 21%. Cassidy says the race is about who has delivered for Louisiana.

“Who’s worked with this president and other presidents on things like HALT Fentanyl, the Educational Choice for Children Act and other things,” Cassidy said.

The Rigamer survey shows Letlow leading Cassidy 57%-22% in a head-to-head matchup. The survey also finds that only 22% of Republican primary voters believe Cassidy deserves reelection. Ashy, who has been around Louisiana politics for decades, says President Trump’s endorsement of Letlow is a key factor.

“With the president’s endorsement of her, in a closed primary system, I just don’t see anybody overcoming that,” Ashy said.

Ashy organized fundraisers for both Letlow and Governor Landry during Washington Mardi Gras.

---