LA-04: Help Send One More Democrat To Congress

What, you thought the 2008 election cycle was over?

This Saturday, Louisiana will go to the polls to vote in two congressional races that were delayed by Hurricane Gustav: LA-02, where William Jefferson (D-Cold Hard Cash) is the incumbent and LA-04 where Republican Rep. Jim McCrery is retiring. Only the latter is considered competitive. The Pollster trend estimate has Democrat Paul Carmouche up over Republican John Fleming by less than 3% (although that may have been seriously skewed by a rogue internal poll that showed Carmouche up 11 points.)

Although this race has a far lower profile than the GA-Sen run-off, it has still attracted the big guns:

Cameos by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney have brought star power to a hurricane-delayed battle between Democrats and Republicans for an up-for-grabs U.S. House seat.

Obama recorded a radio ad to help Democrat Paul Carmouche, while Cheney helped with fundraising and GOP up-and-comer Gov. Bobby Jindal helped with a television ad for Republican candidate John Fleming.

I'm surprised Sarah Palin hasn't made an appearance, Lord knows she delivered Georgia to Saxby!

Two days out from election day, once again we have an opportunity to paint a little swath of blue in one of the reddest of red states and it would certainly be a bit of consolation for having lost Cazayoux's seat on Nov. 4th. So what can we do?

The DCCC is asking for our help.

The last race of the year -- the hurricane-delayed election in Louisiana's 4th District -- is this Saturday.  The AP calls the race "up-for-grabs" and says it'll be about who can get more of their voters to the polls.

That's where you come in.

Help us win this last race of the year: remind supporters to vote through our virtual phonebank.

It's simple: we'll give you a short list of voters to call and some points to mention as you remind voters about the upcoming election.  These calls will make a huge difference in this neck-and-neck race.

You can access the virtual phone bank tool HERE.

Republicans are already spinning Chambliss's win on Tuesday as evidence that Obama has no mandate. Right. Let's nip that narrative in the bud by delivering President-elect Obama one more seat to his majority in the House.

Help send Paul Carmouche to Congress today.



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There's a part of me (none / 0)

that feels this is another Cazayoux situation and Carmoutch will win, but this is a district Obama got beat in big time.

ughh Bill Jefferson, when can we expell him and ask New Orleans to pick someone not so ethically challenged.


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by nrafter530 on Thu Dec 04, 2008 at 05:40:44 PM EST

Is there anything we can do... (none / 0)

...to get rid of William Jefferson?

I generally have a strict "no-Republicans" policy, but in the case of someone that corrupt, I might be willing to make an exception.  I'd like to purge him from Congress at any cost, even if it means a Republican holding the seat for two years... but I bet his district is gerrymandered to hell.


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by mistersite on Thu Dec 04, 2008 at 05:55:05 PM EST

Re: Is there anything we can do... (none / 0)

Physically impossible for a Republican to win.  It is more Democratic than LA-01 is Republican (the most GOP of the state).  At D+28 it is more Democratic than the reddest of the Utah districts is Republican.  I believe I'm correct in stating that no Republican district is more red than LA-02 is blue.

We just have to wait for him to be convicted.  Pelosi knows it's coming and thus doesn't want to appear overly aggressive in kicking him out early.


by Skaje on Thu Dec 04, 2008 at 08:18:17 PM EST
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