Posted on 11/06/2019 9:03:30 AM PST by nikos1121
President Trump is going to Louisiana on Wednesday to rally his supporters to vote out the only Democrat holding a statewide office there. The race pits John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the South, against businessman Eddie Rispone.
Edwards initially held a slight advantage, but the outcome has become a tossup since Edwards fell shy of the 50% he needed to avoid the November runoff.
How to watch the Louisiana Trump rally •What: President Trump rally •Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 •Time: 8 p.m. ET •Location: Monroe Civic Center – Monroe, Louisiana •Online stream: Watch in the video player above
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"Louisiana, get out and Vote Early for @EddieRispone as your next Governor. Lower Taxes and car insurance. Will protect your 2nd Amendment. John Bel Edwards is always fighting our MAGA Agenda. Wants to raise your taxes and car insurance to the sky. Vote for Republican Eddie R!," he tweeted on Monday.Rispone, a millionaire construction magnate and prominent GOP donor making his first bid for public office, often paints himself as a Trump-like outsider who wouldn't be a "politically correct" governor. He contrasts his image with Edwards by frequently associating him with the establishment and pointing out that he was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Edwards, however, is socially conservative on some key issues, including abortion. He was part of a wave of governors this year who signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks. Louisiana — which could become the first state without legal abortion access, depending on the outcome of a Supreme Court case — has the highest percentage of people who believe all forms of abortion should be illegal.
Trump won the state of Louisiana in 2016 with 58% of the vote.
Only five governors in Louisiana's history have won a second term.
Fox has been showing the rally since 9.
Yep! Can see a marketing opportunity for somebody....
Elite leftist snl will make fun, burt no one will watch.
Great welcome for Rispone!
I give the President SO much credit for doing these rallies to help Republicans get elected.
No one should try to tell me he’s not a team player :)
AMEN!
Love this guy!
This guy is making the best of his time!
Great stuff!
Cute how EDDIE was cheering himself on! GO EDDY!
Crowd’s now chanting four more years! I love this crowd.
Beat Bama!
That guy was great!!
Louisiana Senators up now!!
Rispone fired up the crowd! This is Trump Country!
Aren’t they great!!
Kennedy is great, attack the left hard!
And waving their hands in the air - without cameras in them!
Yeah I’m a geezer...
Kennedy: (Pelosi) It must suck to be that dumb!
OMG! “Kennedy just said Pelosi is trying to impeach the President. I don’t mean any disrespect, but it must suck to be that dumb!!” LOL!
These guys make much better use of their air time than many locals I’ve seen at Trump rallys!
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