Abrams: Is Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy faking his folksiness?

(NewsNation) —  Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy comes throughout as a straight-talking, easy, folksy conservative with a powerful accent, which some say provides to his native cred. NewsNation host Dan Abrams, although, wonders if he’s actually as folksy, easy and even conservative as he portrays?

Kennedy attended the distinguished Vanderbilt College, has a legislation diploma from the College of Virginia and is a Rhodes Scholar.

It’s not simply Abrams elevating the query. A few of Kennedy’s co-workers have additionally accused him of exaggerating his accent and doubtlessly faking his politics, as properly. In any case, Kennedy was a part of a distinct political celebration as lately as 2004.

“Look, politicians are phonies. They’ve one persona for the digital camera and constituents and one other behind closed doorways. So is that this actually that completely different? If his constituents are proud of how he’s doing in Congress, does it actually matter if his persona is a little bit of an act?” Abrams questioned.

Louisiana State College communications professor Robert Mann breaks down the problem within the clip above.