Edwards loses in comeback attempt in La. 6th Dist.

AP ^ | Dec. 6, 2014 | AP

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eighty-seven year old former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has come up short in his attempt at a political comeback after serving a prison sentence for corruption.

Results of Saturday's runoff in the Baton Rouge area's 6th Congressional District showed Edwards, a lifelong Democrat, losing to Republican Garret Graves.

Graves had been heavily favored in the district that leans strongly Republican.

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Woo-Hoo!

[dfwgator]

Guess voting for the Crook wasn’t important this time.

[bt-99]

Ha-Ha

[VeniVidiVici]

Geez. I thought Edwards died long ago.

[dandiegirl]

I guess the dems didn’t turn out enough to vote that crook back in. When I was a student at LSU, Edwards was governor and he would cruise sorority row on bid day when hundreds of college girls were outside welcoming the new girls. There he would go, cruising in his limo.

[mrsmith]

It’s interesting that a felon can’t vote, but a felon can run for office...

[smokingfrog]

2-fer!!

[deport]

I thought Edwards died long ago.

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Politically he did....

[DoughtyOne]

Coming back after a prison term at 87...

I realize he didn’t make it, but good grief, guy never says quit does he. Thankfully the voters did.

Yikes!

[skinkinthegrass]

He (Edwards) couldn't find enough young
dead boys/wymen/corpses to vote for him

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U.S. Rep or LA state Rep? The article blurb was ambiguous.

[Steelfish]

In the South, Democrats will be left without a single governor or U.S. senator across nine states stretching from the Carolinas to Texas. The House delegations from the same region are divided almost entirely by race, with white Republicans representing majority-white districts, while majority non-white districts are represented by black or Hispanic Democrats.

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U.S. Rep.

U.S. House of Representatives is getting another pubby...

[clintonh8r]

....and not “a dead girl or a live boy” in sight....

[tflabo]

Enough with the old goats in public office. Sheeesh age 87 c’mon let a younger blood take a spin. Glad he got the voters ax at the ballot box.

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Thank you. Great news!

[DoughtyOne]

I had never given it much thought. Thanks for the mention.

[Paleo Conservative]

Was it a dead woman or live boy that caused him to lose?

[Paleo Conservative]

I guess it was no longer necessary to vote for the crook.

[robowombat]

What is fascinating about Edwards is that he is 87 years old and his analysis of his crushing defeat sounded more lucid and articulate than the phalanx of blow dry news crappers from the networks. What a waste of intellect, how did EE become the complete sociopath he was and I suppose is. Other siblings didn't turn out that way. A younger brother was a career Marine and retired as a WO, I think. He bought a farm in Arkansas and bluntly stated he neither wanted any contact with his (in)famous brother and did not want to reside in the same state as EE.