EXCERPT:
CASSIDY: “I’ve had the privilege of representing the State of Louisiana for 12 years. I have been able to participate in democracy. And when you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout, you don’t whine; you don’t claim that the election was stolen. You don’t find a reason why.
(Cheering and Applause)
You don’t manufacture some excuse. You thank the voters for the privilege of representing the state or the country for as long as you've had that privilege. And that’s what I’m doing right now.
