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LA U.S. House Election Results: In upsets, Republicans win both Districts 2 & 4
Louisiana SOState/Local News Articles ^ | December 6, 2008 | Staff

Posted on 12/06/2008 9:50:43 PM PST by flattorney

LA-2 , Orleans, Jefferson Parish: In a huge upset win, little known Republican attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao beat nine term and criminally indicted William Jefferson(D). Jefferson had been expected to easily win. Cao becomes the first Vietnamese member of U.S. Congress. LA-4, Shreveport-Bossier City, Sabine Parish, et. al., Western LA, TX/AR border: Republican Dr. John Fleming wins. Fleming was trailing by about 3% early in the election results but came on strong in the end to beat Carmouche(D) by 356 votes. Carmouche has not conceded election – recount probably pending. With these results, the 111th U.S. House of Representatives currently stands at 255 Democrats, 178 Republicans, and two elections still officially pending = VA-5: Perriello(D) wins, Goode(R) filed recount - will take 2-4 weeks. OH-15: Provisional ballots Ohio Supreme Court challenge. - FlA

NEWS ARTICLES
Anh 'Joseph' Cao beats Rep. William Jefferson in 2nd Congressional District
The Times-Picayune, December 06, 2008, 10:34 PM
Fleming tapped for 4th District seat. (Carmouche won't concede)
Shreveport Times, December 6, 2008 10:34 pm




TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2008; asianamericans; cao; carmouche; coldcash; electioncongress; fleming; gop; house; houselections2008; jefferson; la2; la2008; la4; louisiana; newgop; ushouse; vietnameseamericans; williamjefferson
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To: flattorney

So Cold Cash Jefferson goes down in defeat.


41 posted on 12/07/2008 12:41:10 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel
Cold Cash Jefferson goes down in defeat.

Hallelujah. There is justice after all.

Congratulations to Congressman Cao!

42 posted on 12/07/2008 12:50:03 AM PST by Jess Kitting
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To: SeafoodGumbo

“Louisiana voters have now elected the first people of Vietnamese and Indian descent to major elected office in the U.S.”

Great news and they did it without writing phony books about their lives and they didn’t hide their Birth certificates.


43 posted on 12/07/2008 12:54:56 AM PST by Gator113 ("Noli nothis permittere te terere.")
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To: bruinbirdman

It says, as Jefferson himself said when he spoke at the after-party, that very few people in Orleans Parish bothered to vote. He won easily in the primary, when mass numbers of people turned out (which was also the Presidential election on Nov. 4th). But this was a tiny ballot, people were burned out on voting, and they got complacent and didn’t bother to vote. So he lost.


44 posted on 12/07/2008 1:01:17 AM PST by BagCamAddict ("Wolverines!!")
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To: Newtoidaho

I agree, I’m surprised the dems actually had enough conscience to ditch Jefferson.


45 posted on 12/07/2008 1:16:16 AM PST by couchpotatoxxx12
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To: couchpotatoxxx12

No, if that were the case Helena Moreno would have beat him in the democratic runoff election. Just more republicans turned out then democrats is more likely the case.


46 posted on 12/07/2008 2:40:50 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: cherry

By 2010....you will see more Latinos in congress as well. I think the day of one-minority concepts are pretty much finished. For the Democrats...this is going to require a complete re-tool of their master strategy.


47 posted on 12/07/2008 4:27:45 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: whatisthetruth

Oh man you beat me to it. LOL


48 posted on 12/07/2008 5:01:06 AM PST by JNL
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To: BillyBoy

Any one on a conservative forum like FR who defends Lindsey Gang of 14 Graham friend of any illegal over American laws
is suspect as a RINO or better yet a liberal hiding here.


49 posted on 12/07/2008 5:10:56 AM PST by shadowgovernment (From the Ashes of a Republican rout will raise a Conservative Party)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Yes, Cao will lose in 2010 no matter how well he may perform. Cao will be like the one-termer in Chicago who retired the once invincible Rostenkowski in 1994. As Walter Judd once wrote “tyrants seem invincible until the last five minutes, and then they fall apart.”


50 posted on 12/07/2008 5:54:15 AM PST by Theodore R. (The most frightening words in the English language: The American people!)
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To: Newtoidaho
Just when you start to lose complete faith in voters, they up and do the right thing. Maybe there is hope after all.

I feel the same way.

51 posted on 12/07/2008 6:05:54 AM PST by ContraryMary (New Jersey -- Superfund cleanup capital of the U.S.A.)
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To: Theodore R.
Cao was able to win in a low turnout runoff.

Obama voters are still in crack pipe party mode.

Conservatives are chomping at the bit to rid the congress of Rats ala 1994.

N.O. East has a strong Vietnamese population that no doubt turned out strongly for Cao.

I still remember watching the 1994 returns and how satisfying it was to cross out Dem districts off of my USA Today red/blue map. Will be interesting to see if we can nationalize the 2010 elections as in 1994. Sadly, we lack a strong personality in Congress this cycle. Hope someone emerges to fill Newt's role.

52 posted on 12/07/2008 6:12:14 AM PST by phoneman08 (Reagan conservative union member. Not as rare as you think!)
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To: rhinohunter

Oh don’t fool yourself... they are plenty racist against African Americans.


53 posted on 12/07/2008 6:37:27 AM PST by BagCamAddict ("Wolverines!!")
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To: shadowgovernment

“Any one on a conservative forum like FR who defends Lindsey Gang of 14 Graham friend of any illegal over American laws is suspect as a RINO or better yet a liberal hiding here.”

My, what big cajones you have there, newbie.


54 posted on 12/07/2008 8:09:44 AM PST by Williams (It's The Policies, Stupid.)
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To: Williams

call em as I see em..nuf said


55 posted on 12/07/2008 8:53:19 AM PST by shadowgovernment (From the Ashes of a Republican rout will raise a Conservative Party)
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To: flattorney
The voters who live around Ft. Polk Army Base overwelmingly voted GOP and also in the end the votes around Barksdale AFB and home of Cyber Command really closed the gap and put Fleming over the top.

Looks as if the blacks didn't much turn up to vote like in the Nov 4th election.

56 posted on 12/07/2008 9:26:04 AM PST by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Lou Budvis

Maybe NJ too, Corrine is unpopular. The problem there is to find someone decent to run.


57 posted on 12/07/2008 10:04:17 AM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: BillyBoy
Some of these "conservatives" obsessed with sexual orientation are sounding like the gay rights lobby the way they constantly accuse every prominent celebrity on the planet of being a closet homosexual.

LOL. That is gold there ...

58 posted on 12/07/2008 12:18:24 PM PST by 08bil98z24 (Disgusted, Disappointed, Demoralized - Its causing me to post long ranting replies Sorry!)
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To: Williams
My, what big cajones you have there, newbie.

Sigh ...

Before you know it, he's going to become an expert on Trolls as well ...

59 posted on 12/07/2008 12:21:47 PM PST by 08bil98z24 (Disgusted, Disappointed, Demoralized - Its causing me to post long ranting replies Sorry!)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Joseph Cao: Louisiana’s Newest Congressman
RightPundits.com | 12/07/08 | Ignatius Reilly
Posted on 12/07/2008 2:34:47 AM PST by uglybiker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144383/posts

Caos Do Fly, At Least In New Orleans
(The Dirt: GOP pummels Dems in LA election wins shockers)
National Journal | December 07, 2008 | Tim Shad
Posted on 12/07/2008 2:51:46 AM PST by flattorney
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144385/posts


60 posted on 12/07/2008 1:29:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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