Louisiana governor's race surprise: Sen. Kennedy won't run
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ” Ending months of speculation, Sen. John Kennedy announced Monday he won’t run against Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2019, leaving Republicans scrambling without a well-known contender.The announcement, made in a press release, came as a shock.The senator would have been a formidable opponent as Republicans try to unseat the Deep South’s only Democratic governor. Kennedy has long eyed the governor’s seat, and suggestions that he’d challenge Edwards began […]
