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Republican Sen. John Kennedy invoked his characteristically folksy charm as he explained Sunday why fellow Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy\u2019s primary defeat was inevitable.<\/p>\n

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Cassidy failed to qualify Saturday for the June 27 Republican runoff for the Louisiana Senate seat he currently holds, finishing third behind Republican Rep. Julia Letlow and Republican Treasurer John Fleming with just 25% of the vote. Kennedy said he had no plans to \u201cweigh in\u201d on the runoff, describing Letlow and Fleming as \u201cfine people.\u201d (RELATED: \u2018What Is Not Ready?\u2019: Maria Bartiromo Presses Acting AG On Probe Into Trump-Russia Hoax)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cUnless you\u2019re God\u2019s perfect idiot, the result was predictable. I mean, \u2018ground control to Major Tom,\u2019 the polls have shown for well over a year that Senator Cassidy was in trouble,\u201d Kennedy told \u201cThe Sunday Briefing\u201d host Peter Doocy. \u201cI think the president\u2019s endorsement of Congresswoman Letlow was sort of the icing on the cake. Bill knew that, but he decided to run anyway. I respect that. I thank him for his service, he was very gracious in his concession speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe now got a runoff between two fine people,\u201d Kennedy continued. \u201cFor what it\u2019s worth, I don\u2019t plan to get involved. A wise man once said nothing. Why? Because he\u2019s a wise man. But I don\u2019t plan on weighing in, and, you know, if one of them starts talking about my mama, I might, otherwise I\u2019m just going to vote like everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, which took place after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Cassidy also repeatedly clashed with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over a vaccine advisory commission and other issues.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s endorsement had a huge, huge impact \u2014 there\u2019s no question about that \u2014 but there were other factors,\u201d Kennedy told Doocy. \u201cAnd, as I said, Bill\u2019s been in trouble politically for over a year and he knew that. And I don\u2019t think anybody was especially surprised, especially after President Trump weighed in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The winner of the June 27 runoff will be heavily favored to win in November\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n

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