Louisiana: Downer Files in 3rd District
Updated: Former Louisiana Speaker Hunt Downer (R) announced Wednesday that he filed the paperwork necessary to enter the open-seat 3rd district race to succeed Rep. Charlie Melancon (D). "The...
View ArticleDCCC Hits Downer on Gulf Crisis
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee took a particularly tough shot at former Louisiana Speaker Hunt Downer (R) -- who retired late last month from his post as a major general in the...
View ArticleInternal Poll: Richmond Up 40 In Louisiana
An internal poll for Democrat Cedric Richmond shows him with a wide lead in Louisiana's 2nd district over fellow state Rep. Juan LaFonta with two months to go before their August 28 primary. According...
View ArticleVitter Campaign Reports $1 Million-Plus Quarter
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) announced today that his campaign took in more than $1 million during the fundraising quarter that closes at midnight. Almost all of that three-month period fell before...
View ArticleCountdown's On For Louisiana's Congressional Hopefuls
For the next few days, candidates in Louisiana are able to pony up a fee or submit petitions to get onto the Aug. 28 primary election ballots. The qualifying period started today and runs through...
View ArticleVitter And 'Women's Issues'
Embattled Sen. David Vitter doesn't seem to have settled anything by telling the local press yesterday that ex-aide Brent Furer was never his staffer tasked to deal with women's issues -- a matter of...
View ArticleVitter Draws More Opponents
The final hours of Louisiana's candidate qualifying period brought surprise challenges to embattled Sen. David Vitter. Vitter drew two opponents in the Republican primary, which will force him to spend...
View ArticleTraylor Radio Ad Tells Republicans To 'Man Up' And Vote Vitter Out
It's getting nasty in Louisiana's Senate Republican primary, where former state Supreme Court Judge Chet Traylor has decided to air all of Sen. David Vitter's dirty laundry in a new radio ad. Click...
View ArticleLouisiana: Vitter Threatens Suit Over Traylor Radio Ad
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has not taken kindly to a hard-hitting radio ad released by Republican Chet Traylor this week ahead of their Aug. 28 primary. Louisiana papers reported Friday that the...
View ArticleClyburn to Campaign for Richmond in New Orleans
Fresh off his convincing primary victory on Saturday, Louisiana state Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) will host House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Thursday for a tour of an inner city charter...
View ArticleMelancon Launches "Forgotten Crime" Ad Against Vitter
In his most brazen attempt yet to thrust Sen. David Vitter's (R-La.) three-year-old prostitution scandal into the forefront of their Senate race, Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) has released a new commercial...
View ArticleRichmond Features Obama in First Ad
Louisiana state Rep. Cedric Richmond (D), who is seeking to knock off Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R), will feature President Barack Obama in his first general election campaign commercial on Sunday....
View ArticleLouisiana: Richmond Leads Cao By 11 Points
Some rare good news for Democrats came in the form of a new poll, commissioned by liberal website Daily Kos, that showed Democrats still on target to take back Louisiana's 2nd district this fall. State...
View ArticleDemocratic Poll: Richmond on Track to Defeat Cao in Louisiana
Things may be looking bleak for Democrats nationally this fall but the party is still on target to take back Louisiana's 2nd district. State Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) led Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) 49...
View ArticleMelancon Goes There In David Vitter Attack Ad: 'Our Money Paid For Serious...
Democrats have been trying to get Louisiana voters to get outraged about Sen. David Vitter's use of a prostitute for months in hopes of unseating him on Tuesday. It hasn't worked, and Vitter (R) holds...
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