BATON ROUGE, La. –   Louisiana voters chose Saturday to send Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, filling the nation’s last Senate seat and giving the GOP a 52-48 edge in the chamber when the new term begins in January. Kennedy had always been the runoff election’s front-runner in a state that overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump. He defeated Democrat Foster Campbell, a state utility regulator whose chances were seen as such a long-shot that national Democratic organizations offered little assistance to Campbell’s campaign. As he celebrated the victory, Kennedy said he represented change in Washington. “I believe … Continue reading BREAKING : John Kennedy wins Louisiana Runoff, Giving GOP 52-48 Senate Edge