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Primary and Filing Status On the primary front, it has been relatively quiet this month. The Alabama runoff has been the only election held since June 22, and it provided yet another example of voters (in this case, in the Republican runoff for governor) choosing someone other than the preferred candidate of the local political [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, David Vitter, Hunt Downer, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Marco Rubio, Rodney Alexander, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Steve Scalise, Tea Parties, The GOP | 4655No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/2010-elections-715-version-part-ii/2010+Elections%2C+7%2F15+Version+%28Part+II%292010-07-16+00%3A48%3A10JMC+Enterprises

As Johnny Carson used to say – some “wild, weird stuff” is going on. SANGISETTY RELEASES BIRTH CERTIFICATE: Louisiana 3rd District Democrat congressional candidate Ravi Sangisetty seems like a proactive guy. One might argue he’s a bit too proactive. Sangisetty sent out a release today containing a copy of his birth certificate, without any explanation [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Charlie Melancon, David Vitter, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jeff Landry, Joseph Cao, Ravi Sangisetty, Steve Scalise | 4620No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/elections-notebook-july-14-edition/Elections+Notebook%2C+July+14+Edition2010-07-14+19%3A40%3A01macaoidh

Candidate filing has closed in Louisiana for the 2010 elections.  There were a significant number of last minute qualifiers, so we are providing a summary, as well as a list of qualifiers:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise, The GOP | 4530No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-filing-has-closed/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Filing+Has+Closed%292010-07-09+22%3A39%3A09JMC+Enterprises

Today is the last day for candidate qualifying in Louisiana for the fall elections (qualifying concludes at 5PM). Below is the current status of major state and national offices:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Democrats, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, New Orleans, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Steve Scalise | 4513No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-friday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Friday+Noon+Status%292010-07-09+16%3A22%3A04JMC+Enterprises

We are now half way through candidate qualifying, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. After an initial rush of qualifiers yesterday morning, qualifying yesterday afternoon and this morning has proceeded as a slower pace, with the biggest entry being Democratic attorney Ravi Sangisetty, who is competing for the Congressional seat [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise | 4481No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-thursday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Thursday+Noon+Status%292010-07-08+16%3A15%3A22JMC+Enterprises

The first day of qualifying time is half over, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. Below is the current status:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Congress, David Vitter, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, National, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise | 4465No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-wednesday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Wednesday+Noon+Status%292010-07-07+16%3A08%3A41JMC+Enterprises

President Obama and Vice President Biden have been to the Gulf Coast on the taxpayers’ dime to see the damage of the oil spill on what seem like countless occasions, but it appears that a Congressional delegation wishing to get a look of their own won’t qualify. And the leader of that delegation, Louisiana congressman [...]

Filed under: Congress, Gulf Oil Spill, Nancy Pelosi, Steve Scalise | 43201 Comment »http://thehayride.com/2010/06/nancy-pelosi-doesnt-want-gop-congressmen-seeing-gulf-oil-spill/Nancy+Pelosi+Doesn%27t+Want+GOP+Congressmen+Seeing+Gulf+Oil+Spill2010-06-30+18%3A34%3A27macaoidh

It’s been largely taken for granted among the state’s political wags and election-watchers that Republican Joseph Cao, Louisiana’s unlikely congressional representative from the 2nd District, is all but doomed to a one-term stint in the House of Representatives due to the demographics of his district. After all, Cao’s 2008 election occurred in the most freakish [...]

Filed under: Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Democrats, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, New Orleans, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise | 4179No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/06/could-the-stars-be-aligning-for-caos-re-election/Could+The+Stars+Be+Aligning+For+Cao%27s+Re-Election%3F2010-06-23+05%3A50%3A43macaoidh

At a Metairie Town Hall meeting Tuesday morning focusing on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and President Obama’s offshore drilling moratorium, U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Metairie) said the full Louisiana Congressional Delegation is opposed to Obama’s moratorium and the President isn’t doing enough in the Gulf. “There is a role that the President [...]

Filed under: Barack Obama, Gulf Oil Spill, Steve Scalise | 38592 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/06/scalise-%e2%80%9ci-still-don%e2%80%99t-see-the-president-doing-enough%e2%80%9d/Scalise%3A+%E2%80%9CI+Still+Don%E2%80%99t+See+The+President+Doing+Enough%E2%80%9D2010-06-08+17%3A15%3A28Walt+Bennetti

Republican Representative Rodney Alexander (LA-5) was honored today on Capitol Hill by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and presented with the Spirit of Enterprise Award for his pro-business record during the first session of the 111th Congress. Alexander was joined by Sen. David Vitter and five other GOP Representatives – Joseph Cao, Steve Scalise, John [...]

Filed under: Bill Cassidy, Business, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Economics, John Fleming, Mary Landrieu, Steve Scalise | 2989No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/04/no-surprise-vitter-la-gop-reps-honored-by-u-s-chamber/No+Surprise+-+Vitter%2C+La.+GOP+Reps+Honored+By+U.S.+Chamber2010-04-27+20%3A52%3A39macaoidh