Yeah, I know, most people are sick of elections and wish we could just get a break from it all. The only thing is, every race is important and having one more Democrat in the House as opposed to a Republican is always a matter worth fighting for. Tomorrow, residents of hurricane-battered Northwest Louisiana will head to the polls to determine who their next Congressman will be.
From KATC:
The other race is a virtual no-contest as the crooked criminal/Congressman William Jefferson will likely retain his seat. That is certainly one Democrat that must be primaried out in two years. Back to the 4th District, it will ultimately come down to turnout and who gets more supporters to the polls than the other. Chambliss succeeded in his race for the Senate three days ago, but unlike in Georgia, Paul Carmouche stands a much better chance at winning than Jim Martin did.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- 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.
Saturday's election in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District will determine who replaces U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery, a 10-term Republican who's retiring from Congress. The election was pushed back to December after Hurricane Gustav delayed party primaries that had been set for early September.
"The Democrats desperately want to go out on a winning note," said St. Francisville political analyst Mike Smith. "The Republicans want desperately to retain this seat so they can say they didn't have any additional slippage going into 2009."
And it goes without saying, if you are in the area, go volunteer and if not, you can still help phonebank!
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