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John Neely Kennedy: “I switched parties because the Democrat, I couldn't. I just…”

Featuring: John Neely Kennedy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Louisiana

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And then I ran for office and got elected, and I ran for the Senate three times. Took me three times to get here. And I thought they left me for dead for a few times. Politically, I switched parties because the Democrat, I couldn't. I just couldn't be a Democrat anymore. And they all got mad at me and they tried to hurt me, but the mistake they made, they let me live. They never should have let me live it. (31:44–31:49)

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