The suddenly rather low-key race in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, in which Republican Jeff Landry crushed Hunt Downer in the primary after a scorched-earth campaign, is the most likely pickup for the GOP of all the House races in this cycle.... (Continue reading)
A release today by the Ravi Sangisetty campaign capitalizes on an endorsement from the Alliance For Good Government, whose backing of St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis’ Lieutenant Governor campaign drew guffaws from observers throughout South Louisiana last month, to... (Continue reading)
Louisiana’s reticent governor notwithstanding, love is in the air in the Bayou State today. The state’s major political candidates are picking up support from high-profile public officials and also-ran candidates alike, shaping the field for the Nov. 2 elections. The... (Continue reading)
Winners… 1. Jeff Landry – for all the garbage delivered to his doorstep in rapid-fire fashion by the Hunt Downer campaign, Landry’s 65 percent showing in the 3rd District race was better than even his campaign were hoping for. With... (Continue reading)
Winners… 1. Jeff Landry – for all the garbage delivered to his doorstep in rapid-fire fashion by the Hunt Downer campaign, Landry’s 65 percent showing in the 3rd District race was better than even his campaign were hoping for. With... (Continue reading)
I find it amazing that the final numbers were awfully similar to the numbers that were put out by the Electpoll organization and reported on in this piece. After a number of attempts by numerous organizations and the Hunt Downer... (Continue reading)
(UPDATED 10/2 AM) Today is Election Day in Louisiana. About 79,200 have already voted – this figure includes nearly all of the mail in ballots. 25% of early voters were black, and the party breakdown of the early voters was 54-36-10%... (Continue reading)
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It’s been a busy week for the Hunt Downer campaign. Downer started the week by stoking a round of controversy among the Tea Party movement, accusing Jeff Landry’s campaign of “buying” the endorsement of one Tea Party group (for $600,... (Continue reading)
With reports last week and early this week surfacing that Jeff Landry had built a lead as large as 20-23 points over Hunt Downer in advance of Saturday’s election for Louisiana’s 3rd District congressional GOP primary, the news that an... (Continue reading)