Posted on 08/21/2013 2:20:49 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Sen. Elbert Guillory of Opelousas made national news by defecting from the Democrats to become the Louisiana’s first African-American Republican state senator since Reconstruction. Guillory’s move was more of a homecoming, as he had switched from Republican to Democrat before first running for the Legislature. His YouTube video explaining his latest switch went viral, prompting calls for him to run for the U.S. Senate, even president.
If you take a look at this Louisiana poll, State Senator Guillory, who hasn’t stated if he was going to run for the US Senate sits tied with current Senator Mary Landrieu as a shock to the state.
In reading many news sources from around the Louisiana area, it seems that Democrats are having a tough run at fielding possible contenders to win election seats in the upcoming elections.
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I know Clyde Holloway and I know Riser. Either would be acceptable.
Holloway is a former congressman who was one of only 38 who voted in 1990 to expel Barney Frank from the congress.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/101-1990/h268
Holloway hasn’t been in Congress since they lost their 8th district in 1993. He turns 70 this year. I think he wants to avenge his loss. I don’t have an opinion of the other two.
Jay Morris is an attorney serving his first term in the state legislature. His voting record seemed acceptable, but Neither Holloway nor Riser are lawyers. That makes them more qualified, IMHO.
Of course, Ted Cruz is a lawyer. Sometimes there are gems amongst the attorney class.
I’m suprised to see IL RINO John Porter on that list.
Looks like only 5 are left in Congress. Coble, Hall, Barton, Duncan, Rogers.
Hall, a rat at the time was joined by only 1 other rat, fellow Texan William Sarpalius, whom I am not familiar with.
Holloway seems like a good guy. But old and he has a poor record at winning. Till he took that PSC seat in 2010 he hadn’t won an election since 1990! Several failed bids for Congress and a run for LT Governor where he failed to force Mitch Landrieu into a runoff (and a ‘91 run for Governor where he placed 4th).
I’d probably go with Riser, who will probably win anyhow. Holloway seems to have his base though, he’s a decent bet for the runoff in my estimation. 2 Black rats really hurts their chances of making it.
Is he a realtor or a Realtor?
Sarpalius was from West Texas—Amarillo, I believe—and got tossed out in 1994 when not even the RAT gerrymander that squiggled around heavily Republican suburban areas could save him. At least that’s what I recall from Barone’s Almanac: DJ would know for sure.
I use to mean “real estate agent” so I’m got gonna capitalize it. ;p
Not gonna.
Sarpalius ran into trouble in his last term that cost him, including voting for the infamous ‘93 Clinton tax increase (after being lobbied by Lloyd Bentsen) and a scandal called “Movinggate.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1994/10/30/all-the-wrong-moves.html
Not a very catchy name for a scandal.
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