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minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThe guy is a senator. He was voted in by his state. If they don’t want to be represented by him, they should have voted him out in 2022.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoNew Orleans did vote against him. It was the only parish in the state to do so
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-212 days agoOne city cannot vote out a senator an entire state voted in. All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_Orleans Several mayors, including the current mayor, have been black too. Do you think people voting black Democrats into the mayor’s office want John Kennedy representing them? Edit: The entire city council are also Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_City_Council
minus-squareQ*Bert Reynolds@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoNew Orleans doesn’t have the voting power to do that. Orleans Parish was literally the only parish that went blue in that election.
minus-squarecmoney@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoMy guess is him being a Republican he only “won” due to voter suppression and gerrymandering. I would be shocked if he even had the popular vote.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoHe’s a senator, so prepared to be shocked.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoNew Orleans is the only parish in the entire state where he didn’t win the vote, with only 16.2% voting for him.
The guy is a senator. He was voted in by his state.
If they don’t want to be represented by him, they should have voted him out in 2022.
New Orleans did vote against him. It was the only parish in the state to do so
One city cannot vote out a senator an entire state voted in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_Orleans
Several mayors, including the current mayor, have been black too.
Do you think people voting black Democrats into the mayor’s office want John Kennedy representing them?
Edit: The entire city council are also Democrats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_City_Council
New Orleans doesn’t have the voting power to do that. Orleans Parish was literally the only parish that went blue in that election.
My guess is him being a Republican he only “won” due to voter suppression and gerrymandering. I would be shocked if he even had the popular vote.
He’s a senator, so prepared to be shocked.
New Orleans is the only parish in the entire state where he didn’t win the vote, with only 16.2% voting for him.