Cassidy confident GOP wave will reach La.

As the Louisiana Senate race heads to a December runoff, Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he’s confident that voters in the Bayou State will help build upon the Republican wave.

{mosads}“Almost 60 percent of people in Louisiana voted for change,” he said late Wednesday on Fox News.

“Senator Landrieu got 42 or 43 percent; everyone else voted against her, everyone else wants someone different to be our United States senator,” he said. “I am that change.”

Cassidy won 41 percent in the state’s “jungle primary” that fielded a slew of candidates. Since no candidate won a majority, Landrieu and Cassidy will head to a runoff.

Cassidy also criticized Landrieu’s pre-election comments about how the South hasn’t been the “friendliest or easiest place for African-Americans” and women.

Cassidy had previously accused her of calling Louisianans “racists,” but this time, he made a dig at her residency. In August, The Washington Post reported that she listed her parent’s home as her Louisiana residency, which fueled skepticism among Republicans about whether she really lives in the state.

“If Sen. Landrieu actually lived here, she would know those statements are not true,” Cassidy said. “And of course, it’s ironic she’s accusing us of sexism, when she has herself held elected office since she’s age 23,” he added.

With just a month to make a further case to voters, Cassidy tried to capitalize on the anti-Obama sentiment that helped Republicans make large gains in Congress. He slammed ObamaCare as a “wet blanket upon the economy” and said that Landrieu “represents Barack Obama.”