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According to Limbaugh this morning the defining moment of the campaign did not occur until 1p.m. on election day. Prior to 1p.m., exists polls showed a narrow Republican victory.

Again, according to Limbaugh, just after lunch on Saturday, Bill Clinton and Donna Brazil phoned a local, black, Democratic leader and threatened his political future if he did not get out the black vote in one parrish.

By 4 p.m. that same day this heretofore unenthusiastic politician had delivered the critical votes from his previously unwilling machine.

Maybe the above, scathing critisism of the Republican campaign is not warranted.

Terrell lost because :

1) She didn't get 65% or better of the white vote.
( Terrell only got 62% of the white vote)
2) Sugar Thing ..Was a big ISsue and the negative ads
went un-answered.........Mary said W screwed LA with
Steel Tarrifs and now he will Screw LA with Mexcian Sugar,,,
And White voters believed Mary)
3) Mary Out Campaigned Terrell and was more polished+
Breaux help worked for Mary )
4) Terrell was all over the map on abortion..
5) O'Neill resignation on Friday was bad for Terrell....It should have been after the election.
Karl Rove and Cheney should have known better that O'Neil was Sore loser and let the media know on Friday instead of Monday.

Plus Unemployment went up o.3% ..... in Dec
In NoV Unemployment had gone down o.1%
6) Terrell's debate performances were so-so..
7) W's Bump wore off by Saturday...he needed to be in LA on Thurday,,,not Tuesday...Karl Rove screwed up again.

With all due respect to Rush, knows next to nothing about Louisiana politics. Ditto for the other talking heads that have been pontificating since Saturday night.

If the incident he references happened, the only reason it was critical is that Terrell's base didn't turn out in sufficient numbers. Fact is, she LOST white voters from the primary.