Went From Populist Democrat To Conservative Republican: An article in the Monroe News-Star stated, "State Treasurer John Kennedy wants your vote in the U.S. Senate race. But first he wants you to know he's a conservative Republican, not the populist Democrat he ran as four years ago." (Monroe News-Star, 7/14/08)

Political Columnist John Maginnis Cited Irony In Kennedy's Change Message: In July 2008, Louisiana columnist John Maginnis wrote of Kennedy's message, "The irony of the change candidate is not lost of those who remember Kennedy in his 2004 Senate campaign as a populist Democrat, who criticized eventual winner David Vitter as a lackey of the Bush administration." (Times-Picayune, 7/16/08)

GOP Chair – Kennedy "Can't Run" From Liberal Past: In July 2008, the Times-Picayune reported that in response to questions about Kennedy's liberal past in which he endorsed John Kerry and campaigned "with a platform arguably more liberal than Landrieu's record in the Senate," GOP Chair Roger Villere said, "He can't run from it." (Times-Picayune, 7/6/08)

Conservative Radio Host Said There Was "No Doubt" Kennedy Has To Answer For His 2004 Positions: In August 2008, conservative talk show host, Moon Griffon stated, "...there's no doubt, I think, uh, in this U.S. Senate race, John will have to answer for some of the things that he was for in the last election..." (Moon Griffon Radio Show, 8/1/08)

Switched Parties To Run Again For U.S. Senate: In August 2007, Kennedy switched political parties. Just weeks after winning his Treasurer’s re-election campaign, but before even being sworn in, Kennedy announced he would run for U.S. Senate again. (Monroe News-Star, 8/28/07; Times-Picayune, 11/30/07)