Posted on 10/27/2004 6:05:51 AM PDT by Theodore R.
We can no longer post from "The Shreveport Times," which endorsed John F. Kerry for President on Sunday.
Today the Times had the unfortunate experience of publishing results of the tracking poll which now claims that Republican Rep. David Vitter has passed the magic 50 percent plus one vote mark to win the U.S. Senate election outright on Nov. 2. Vitter, with 51 percent in the poll, is vying with three high-profile Democrats, including State Treasurer John Kennedy, State Rep. Arthur Morrell, and U.S. Rep. Chris John, D-Crowley, in a strong bid to succeed popular retiring Sen. John Breaux, also D-Crowley.
Wouldn't that be something? A GOP Senate victory in LA. I'm not convinced, but I am encouraged! :-)
No run-off. That would be nice! It would be pick-up on Nov 3rd rather than having to wait a month.
Very good news. I live near Shreveport and I know it had to kill the Times to print that! HAHA
Wow, if that number can hold up thru Tuesday night, that would be huge.
Vitter desperately needs to avoid a run-off.
Yeah, the GOP's oh-fer-two in recent run-offs down there.
The Shreveport Times is liberal.
Wow, that kinda surprises me. I find it hard to believe that anything up in northern Louisiana is liberal.
How sweet that would be!
It would be something. This is the best and only good news I've heard all morning.
What is it with Republicans in LA not being able to win a runoff? Don't they have enough sense to get out there and vote again?
New Jersey is tied.
I believe the newspaper is owned by the Gannet News Service, which may answer your question. Also, the metro areas in Louisiana seem to lean democrat in this state due to the large percentages of minorities who tend to be democratic. If we could succeed New Orleans and Shreveport from the state, Louisiana would be the single most conservative state in the country.
Good to hear about Vitter. This is in line with Bernie Pinsonette and Verne Kennedy's polling.
Sounds like you need an attitude check. Good news abounds!
Usually, the Dems coalesce around their remaining candidate.
The Dems are also realy good at playing the cheap imported sugar scare tactic against Republicans too.
I'm trying my best, but Bush is getting pounded this week by the MSM and there will be no let up until next Tuesday. It's not fair and it angers me that they do it so shamelessly. The fact that they are still running on this "missing weapons" story tells me they will pull no punches to see Bush defeated and it makes me think the only way Republicans will ever get a fair shake is if we start or takeover journalism schools in this country. We have to change the system from within.
We can start by soundly rejecting their incredibly biased and unethical methods at the voting booth on Nov. 2nd. To help ensure that occurs, volunteer your time to the campaign for this next week. It will be time well spent.
I'm not either, but if the Red Sox win tonight, the earth could shake ...
Too little, too late for the RATS. John and Kennedy are sniping at each other as much as at Vitter. Both are polling in the mid to high teens, and LA voters won't fall for that sugarcane lie again.
As for why the GOP has done poorly in the last two runoffs, Suzi Terrell got a little too mean against Landrieu, but still would have won if not for a phone call from Bill Clinton to Cleo Fields late in the afternoon of the runoff, filled with veiled threats if he didn't get the black vote out. Suddenly, precincts in New Orleans started showing dramatically increased turnout, which swung the election to "Brown Roots".
In the gubernatorial election last year, Bobby Jindal(his parents are from India) was the victim of a pretty nasty race-baiting campaign by Kathleen Blanco which swayed just enough voters in north Louisiana to sneak through in the end.
While nothing is over, Jindal is running to replace Vitter in Congress, and is solidly in front, and John's district(mine too), is looking good for the Pubbie candidate.
Bush with a lead in two polls in Hawaii; tied in NJ; ahead in FL (with reports that Kerry has packed it in); ahead in IA, NM, WI and either tied, up a couple or down a couple in MN. There are still rumblings that Bush will pull out one of the ME districts, and NH isn't totally safe for Kerry yet.
Despite Ka Ka, despite the CBSNYTIMES Slime Machine, and despite reports of how "close" this election is, a blind man can see that this is shaping up on all levels as a GOP tsunami. No, Bush may not get 55% of the vote, but a 52% win would be huge electorally. I think the pundits, with their investment in a Kerry victory, have screwed the pooch yet again.
This is the second ref I've seen to this today, but haven't run across a source article. Where's it coming from?
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