'Inside Politics' forecast: New GOP ground troops in Louisiana (Watch out, McConnell: Cruz's plans)

CNN's America's Choice 2014 ^ | November 9, 2014 | John King

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One last Campaign 2014 maneuver and several intriguing post-election shifts and calculations made for a fun trip around the table.

1. New ground troops -- in Louisiana

There is one more round in the 2014 election, and Republicans are heavily favored: the Louisiana runoff for the U.S. Senate between Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy.

So put this one in the "taking nothing for granted" file: A GOP source tells CNN the Republican National Committee is sending in 350 field workers to help with the December 6 get-out-the-vote effort.

Democrats, too, say they will bolster their staff there now that all the other campaigns are over. But Landrieu faces a bigger question: whether to invite President Obama down for the runoff.

He has been persona non grata during the election, but many party strategists think Landrieu's only chance is sky-high African-American turnout.

2. Watch out, McConnell: Cruz's 2015 plans

If Mitch McConnell, the presumed new Senate majority leader, is ever trying to find Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, he might just want to turn and look over his shoulder.

The freshman tea party favorite makes no bones about believing that McConnell is too establishment and too accommodating. Jonathan Martin of The New York Times chatted with Cruz on election night and came away with the distinct impression Cruz will be tracking every McConnell move.

"I asked him about whether or not the party should try to sort of back off the repeal of the Affordable Care Act or try to compromise on immigration," said Martin. "He said emphatically not, and in fact he said the only way to keep faith with the folks that elected them was to stand by the issues that had done so......

[entropy12]

I really want to hear Miss Piggy squeal on election night!

[abb]

What Cassidy has planned for tomorrow.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/republican-unity-rally-tickets-14234599069

Please join us for the

Republican Unity Rally featuring special guest Sen. Rand Paul with Dr. Bill Cassidy, Col. Rob Maness (USAF, ret.), Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. David Vitter, Rep. Jeff Landry, Sen. Elbert Guillory, Rep. Paul Hollis and LAGOP Chair Roger Villere

Monday, November 10, 2014

12:30pm-2:00pm

Huey’s in Downtown Baton Rouge

350 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70801

www.BillCassidy.com

[Bobalu]

[Lurker]

“many party strategists think Landrieu’s only chance is sky-high African-American turnout.”

That time of year? Good luck with that, Mary.

[M-cubed]

But Landrieu faces a bigger question: whether to invite President Obama down for the runoff. <<<

LMAO!.... of course she wont but when she sees how bad shes really gonna get beat...she just might for “political expediency”...She'll need a job and is already addicted to the Govt. teat!......
We will pay her for the rest of her life in some Govt pig trough.....Any bets???

[Cen-Tejas]

love it, forwarded it on to many!

Thanks for posting.

[Lake Living]

Yes, let’s not take any chances. Through everything in that the Republicans can. Go out into the communities and run a good ground game. Take nothing for granted. This lady has to go.

[WMarshal]

The black population is down in Louisiana. Many of the black voters from New Orleans are n Houston or Mississippi now. Maybe they will turn into good tTexans, maybe not.

[BobL]

“Maybe they will turn into good Texans, maybe not.”

Here in Texas we will turn them into good Texans as we don’t put up with the New Orleans ‘lifestyle’. There was an article here a bit after Katrina talking about our ‘refugees’ from New Orleans - seems that it take them long to resume their lifestyles of violent felonies. But one difference - rather than getting out of jail after 2 weeks or so for rape or murder, they were looking at 10 to 25 years. They were in TOTAL SHOCK. The article was implying that they were getting ‘abused’ in some way.

[PGalt]

DEPOPULATE bloated socialists from the body politic.

[TLI]

He has been persona non grata during the election, but many party strategists think Landrieu's only chance is sky-high African-American turnout.

So, Mrzz Landrieu tries this...

Sen. Mary Landrieu, the vulnerable Louisiana Democrat, tried Wednesday to distance herself even further from both Obamacare and President Barack Obama in the first television commercial of her reelection campaign.

Which has a snowballs chance because the "new and improved" sky-high Obamacare rates come out on Friday, November 15.

All Representative Bill Cassidy need do is run a few "before and after" adds for the rest of November and December until the runoff, showing the then REAL Mrzz Landrieu in the tank for Obamacare during the debate in the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, the vote for Obamacare and her statements that she would vote for it again.

That ought to put Bill Cassidy into Senate seat #54, R.

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[GeronL]

Maybe she needs to make ads saying white people is the devil and she hate whitey.

:p