LA-06: On 'Blue Dogs' and Other Fabulous Beasts |
| Published: April 27, 2008, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: 2008, la special election, spotlight blogs |
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promoted by Adam C because we should be paying attention to more Congressional races... [That's "fabulous" in the mythical sense, not the "Project Runway" sense. -- ed.] Next Saturday, May 3, is the date of the special general elections to fill the empty seats in LA-1 (vacated by Governor Bobby Jindal) and LA-6 (departed Rep. Richard Baker (R)). In LA-1, State Sen. Steve Scalise (R) should win in a cakewalk. That's not the case in LA-6, where Woody Jenkins (R) squares off against State Rep. Don Cazayoux of New Roads. Rep. Cazayoux is learning that it's not easy for a Dem to run for Congress in a mostly red state. Do you shoot for the middle and run as a center-right 'Blue Dog', or do you embrace the hard left policies of your national party's Golden Boy in an attempt to appeal to his constituency? Rep. Cazayoux has answered boldly and loudly: Yes, I Can! To the Blue Dog constituency, he says this: Cazayoux said he feels most solutions to big problems are going to be found in [ Full article ] |
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