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Vitter’s Gator Hunt Stokes Speculation About 2015 Governor’s Race
POLITICO and the Washington Examiner both have stories up about the “Louisiana Bayou Weekend” the Fund for Louisiana’s Future is hosting in early September. POLITICO got their hands on a copy of the invitation, which touts “cajun cooking,” an “airboat swamp... (Continue reading)
Dardenne’s 2015 Campaign Is Off And Running
He’s not officially on the books as a candidate to succeed Bobby Jindal as Louisiana’s governor in the 2015 election cycle, but Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne might as well admit it. After all, when you’re actively chasing big-money donors, you’re... (Continue reading)
Reform is Never Easy but it is Necessary
My article detailing the recent effort by LAGOP leaders to make extraordinary changes to the bylaws of the Republican Party of Louisiana has clearly hit a nerve. I’ve received numerous calls from SCC members, donors, activists and elected officials thanking... (Continue reading)
SADOW: Here’s A Poll Mary Landrieu Sure Won’t Like
Dueling polls give a conflicting picture on how Louisianans react to expanded gun control. But the real story emerging is how Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu’s chances at reelection are dwindling to nothing. A couple of weeks ago Public Policy Polling,... (Continue reading)
LAGOP Internal Power Grab
On Saturday, April 27th, at a regular meeting of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, party leaders attempted to completely replace the current LAGOP bylaws with a new version. As the bylaw changes were discussed and debated from the floor,... (Continue reading)
The RNC’s Lost Benghazi Ad
Lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth tonight over this ad the RNC cut but never used in the late stages of the 2012 campaign… US News | Syria News | More ABC News Videos The standard comment, on Facebook... (Continue reading)
Slow And Steady Wins The Judicial Races
In reviewing the results of the judicial races in Orleans and Jefferson parishes on Saturday evening, I am compelled to recall the age old saying of slow and steady wins the race, but the results don’t tell the tale, not... (Continue reading)
Mary Ought To Take The GOP’s Advice Next Time
Remember this? On Saturday, January 26, President Obama’s point man for his gun control proposals, Vice-President Joe Biden, will be in New Orleans to raise money for Senator Mary Landrieu’s reelection campaign. Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger Villere, Jr.... (Continue reading)
BREAKING: Dietzel Announces For Cassidy’s Congressional Seat
From Facebook just now… I am excited to publicly announce my candidacy for U.S. Congress in Louisiana’s 6th District. Higher taxes and mandates from Washington are forcing companies to cut worker hours and preventing them from hiring new workers. Our... (Continue reading)
Bye Bye, Baucus
Bad behavior still has consequences in America, even in the Age of Obama… Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is retiring rather than seek re-election in 2014, according to two senior Democratic strategists familiar with his plans. First elected in 1978,... (Continue reading)
The Boysie Bollinger Kerfuffle
Yesterday, Mary Landrieu reported she had reeled in $1.2 million in the first quarter for her re-election campaign, a number which swelled her war chest to an impressive $3.4 million – about a million dollars more than her GOP challenger... (Continue reading)
The Cassidy-Landrieu Poll
What’s interesting about the Harper Polling survey put out yesterday which shows Mary Landrieu with a wafer-thin lead over Bill Cassidy is that nobody seems to know who commissioned it. Harper Polling is an outfit headed by Brock McCleary, the... (Continue reading)
Jeff Landry Now Has A Super PAC
Last week, former Rep. Jeff Landry, who has been an occasional contributor to the Hayride, dropped some hints that he’d have an announcement soon which would make an impact on Louisiana’s upcoming Senate race. Lots of people took that to... (Continue reading)
SADOW: This Was A Good Week For Folks Who Want Mary Gone
The Republican scenario to knock off Sen. Mary Landrieu in 2014 had a dream week, closing with affirmation of a strong candidate with the promise of undivided attention in the quest with her receiving more bad polling news. Yesterday, Rep.... (Continue reading)
Fleming Bows Out Of Senate Race; Looks Like Cassidy Vs. Landrieu
This press release hit right around lunchtime from Rep. John Fleming’s office… Fleming: It’s Time to Focus on Defeating Landrieu “For me to enter the race now would risk a contest between two experienced Republican Congressmen, potentially offering Senator Landrieu... (Continue reading)
What Are We Gonna Do About Cassidy’s Seat?
John Maginnis says The Usual Suspects will all be in the game to succeed Louisiana’s newest Senate candidate… As U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy flirts with running for the U.S. Senate in 2014, who is flirting with running for his House seat,... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: Cassidy’s Senate Announcement Speech
Goes about three minutes, and it’s a “How do you do? And did you know Mary Landrieu’s been in the Senate for 18 years and stinks?” There’s more to it than that, but it’s pretty clear Cassidy is going to... (Continue reading)
Cassidy’s Officially In
The actual announcement might come as early as tomorrow, but the mainstream media types are already jumping on the bandwagon to report it… Baton Rouge Congressman Bill Cassidy will announce tomorrow that he is running against Senator Mary Landrieu in... (Continue reading)
Michael Walsh Puts The RNC Autopsy To Shame With One Blog Post
A 100-page PDF report on everything that ails the Republican Party? That’s one way to go. It’s expensive and its recommendations (though some of which were quite productive) got panned by lots of people, and half of the party’s base... (Continue reading)
Fleming Looks Like He’s Going To Make The Senate Race
In our posts following the evolving field for next year’s Senate race, we’ve never really discounted the possibility that Rep. John Fleming might come down from his Northwest Louisiana perch to make a run at the spot in the runoff... (Continue reading)
