[winner3000]

Something tells me that Landrieu is not too happy that the date of the runoff is Pearl Harbor day (December 7th). During that rememberence, it will be more difficult pulling the lever against the President who is protecting us against the perpetrators of another sneak attack.

[altair]

I hadn't thought of that, but you're probably right. That kind of stuff works too. The Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi died in office a few years ago and when they had the replacement election, they scheduled it on the anniversary of his birthday. It worked, not only did his party gain seats (they had been steadily losing seats in recent previous elections) but his daughter won a seat as well.