Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is officially campaigning against NFL refs

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published 1 February 2019

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) has one cause his entire state can get behind.

In the Jan. 20 NFC championship game, the New Orleans Saints suffered a debatable no pass interference call that arguably gave the Los Angeles Rams the game and sent them to the Super Bowl. Louisiana — and especially its senior senator — were in an outrage, with Cassidy delivering a Senate floor tirade about his displeasure, complete with posterboards and giant photos.

It's been two weeks since the incident, but Cassidy is still worked up. He's been running a series of Facebook ads against the "botched call by a referee" that "took away our Saints' shot at a Super Bowl championship," paid for with campaign money, the Center for Responsive Politics' Anna Massoglia shared Friday. And even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged the call, Cassidy's posts still call for viewers to "sound off" on whether "the NFL should be held accountable."

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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