Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is officially campaigning against NFL refs

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."

Senior U.S. Senator from Louisiana Bill Cassidy's political campaign is paying for digital ads on Facebook calling for NFL action against a referee whose "botched call took away our Saints' shot at a Super Bowl Championship." pic.twitter.com/2Rx47oqAqe

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) February 1, 2019

There's no explicit campaign finance rule that says Cassidy can't use funds to run ads about the NFL. And seeing as it's probably the most unifying topic in his state, it's probably a smart pre-Super Bowl strategy as well.