Posted on 11/06/2019 9:03:30 AM PST by nikos1121
President Trump is going to Louisiana on Wednesday to rally his supporters to vote out the only Democrat holding a statewide office there. The race pits John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the South, against businessman Eddie Rispone.
Edwards initially held a slight advantage, but the outcome has become a tossup since Edwards fell shy of the 50% he needed to avoid the November runoff.
How to watch the Louisiana Trump rally •What: President Trump rally •Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 •Time: 8 p.m. ET •Location: Monroe Civic Center – Monroe, Louisiana •Online stream: Watch in the video player above
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"Louisiana, get out and Vote Early for @EddieRispone as your next Governor. Lower Taxes and car insurance. Will protect your 2nd Amendment. John Bel Edwards is always fighting our MAGA Agenda. Wants to raise your taxes and car insurance to the sky. Vote for Republican Eddie R!," he tweeted on Monday.Rispone, a millionaire construction magnate and prominent GOP donor making his first bid for public office, often paints himself as a Trump-like outsider who wouldn't be a "politically correct" governor. He contrasts his image with Edwards by frequently associating him with the establishment and pointing out that he was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Edwards, however, is socially conservative on some key issues, including abortion. He was part of a wave of governors this year who signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks. Louisiana — which could become the first state without legal abortion access, depending on the outcome of a Supreme Court case — has the highest percentage of people who believe all forms of abortion should be illegal.
Trump won the state of Louisiana in 2016 with 58% of the vote.
Only five governors in Louisiana's history have won a second term.
Just minutes away according to Fox.
“FYI: Fox News is NOT airing tonight’s Trump rally!”
[coughPaulRyancough]
The rally would interrupt their 24/7 Fox Nation promos ;)
Yes, the RSBN reporterette said the inside arena crowd probably numbers around 7500 including the crowd on the arena floor.
Now word yet about how many outside.
I was surprised to hear “Dream On” a while back.
CSPAN has shifted over. Concert is on!
I like C-span for the music, but the video is awful — fuzzy. Maybe it’s the aspect ratio or something.
The President is there!
Woohoo!!!!!!!
There he is!
The welcome from this crowd is amazing!!!
A sea of hands holding up cameras... that’s weird to me.
OANN Events - their new free stream for rallies and fireside talks, came on before RSBN and was a lot clearer so that’s what I’m watching
Glad OANN is doing so well.
He’s talking about this:
He just called W a sleezebag! hahaha!
PT is funny, and on fire, he is even getting a little more humble. He is at his best tonight, he’s not worried.
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