Tonight, there were special elections in two legislative districts: a house race in New Orleans, and a senate race in Acadiana. Both races were settled tonight in landslides, as the victor in each case was elected with at least 60%... (Continue reading)
Since the November elections, the biggest political news in Louisiana has been the party switching of five legislators (three from the state House and two from the state Senate) to the Republican party. These switches have given the Republicans, for... (Continue reading)
In the previous two articles in the series, we looked at the Senate and Governor’s races across the nation. We would like to shift gears in this article to focus on the Louisiana Congressional races.... (Continue reading)
Meet Cedric Richmond, who took 64 percent of the vote from Republican incumbent Joseph Cao on Tuesday night.... (Continue reading)
Most of these are obvious, but some might not be… WINNERS 1. David Vitter. Three years ago this guy was political dead meat. Tonight, he’s one of the strongest Republicans in the Senate. Vitter’s 57-38 blowout of Charlie Melancon tells... (Continue reading)
While tomorrow night looks to be a terrific night for Republicans both across Louisiana and nationally, we’re calling the 2nd District race for Cedric Richmond in a close one. That’s a shame, for lots of reasons. You can try any... (Continue reading)
We’ve had a lot of fun with the ridiculous push-polls Charlie Melancon’s campaign has touted in the Senate race. And we’ve gone to some length to describe the operator of those polls, Anzalone Liszt research. But it seems our story isn’t complete.... (Continue reading)
If the political career of Joseph Cao comes to a sudden halt on November 2nd, he will have done more by himself than legions of other Louisiana elected officials before him to have changed the political culture and the rightfully... (Continue reading)
Here at the Hayride we’ve been highly critical of Rep. Joseph Cao and some of his votes in Congress. We’ve also posted a bounty of sorts on RINO’s like Mike Castle and Lisa Murkowski. So today, when we attempt to... (Continue reading)
This went out to folks on the Louisiana Democrat Party’s e-mail list this week. They’re doing everything they can to rally the troops…... (Continue reading)