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.
Made it! :)
Glad you are here, RIV!
My Spectrum cable tv shows it coming up on Cspan at 8pm Eastern time. I think they only show when Trump actually appears.
Trump is on the way now!
They have put the Presidential Seal on the podium.
President Trump must be in the house!
Moments away from his appearance.
The presidential seal
Don’t go anywhere without it.
Great, thx.
Tucker said: "Well, there will be a LOT of Trump rallies coming up... tonight we're going to be "monitoring" the rally... we'll bring you any highlights."
Boo! Hiss! Watch the rally on Right Side Broadcasting Network, C-SPAN or OANN.
Well it’s the cost we pay I guess...but yes it has a feel of a TV telethon collecting for a charity organization where they read off names and amounts.
Hmm. Fox is stinking lately.
I am on RSBN. It’s doing great.
Yes, agree.
Maybe one day RSBN will be “big enough” to not have to do the fundraising on air.
It’s a much smaller venue....he’s got almost 200 rallies lined up for this next year I understand.
Get a life Fox!
Great photos!!!!
I would have major clausterphobia if I were there on that arena floor. Hope no one faints...but I won’t be surprised if they do.
I figure the big money people are sitting back until they pay their hard work dues to get this rolling ............they do keep improving which is good.
Probably so.
Fant–Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana.
I’d guess it is more with seating on the arena floor but don’t know.
“My Way”, didn’t know that was in the rotation, but certainly cool.
Half hour, grrr….
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