Posted on 12/07/2014 3:10:26 AM PST by SkyPilot
Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-La.) luck ran out Saturday night.
The Democrat’s colleagues talk about her as a fighter who has won tough runoff elections in red Louisiana before, even if she was the underdog against Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). But in 2014, a host of factors conspired to keep her from ultimately falling short for a fourth term.
Collapse among white voters
Landrieu’s support among black voters in Louisiana is nearly universal, but strategists in the state wondered if there were enough of them to counteract Cassidy’s huge lead among white voters.
There were not.
Landrieu’s percentage of the black vote was in the high 90s on Nov. 4, but Cassidy took more than 80 percent of the white vote.
Democrats, particularly those in the South, have suffered a complete collapse among white voters. Landrieu was the last white Democrat from the Deep South in the Senate, and none remain in the House.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Pretty much sums it up. The media keeps up its "things are getting better" narative 24/7, and people believe it.
Almost ALL the state’s newspapers endorsed Mary. And they’re all about to go out of business.
only 5?
All they do is spin, spin, spin. Trouble is, I think most Americans actually believe their lies.
Elbert Guillory. He did it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEjqRLjP7Io
Easily the best ad this year. Brilliant. Ruined any chance Mary had.
No. It doesn't matter. There are enough Republican Senators who want to "play house" with the Democrats to stymie any really conservative legislation that will set the country right.
The same issue exists for the Republican GOPe leadership under Rove
if they don't listen to the electorate, they will lose the next election in 2016
Take a lesson GOPe leadership!
Don't ignore the Conservative movement,and try to disband it, or weaken it !
It is your strength,... not your enemy !
Following a false God, ya think?
1. She’s fat.
2. She’s ugly
3. She’s fat and ugly.
4. She’s a Communist
5. She’s a fat ugly Communist.
And she looks like MS. Piggy
All I found from AP is “...unofficial returns showed Cassidy with a commanding victory..:
What were the final result??
How big of a Whopping did Cassidy lay on the Progressives?
No analysis of how Palin, or Robertson, boosted Cassidy!!
are you missing a sarcasm tag?
"Mary? Mary who? Uh, tell her I'm not in."
As much as I admire him I doubt he cost her many black votes. Maybe a few stayed home because of him, but I doubt many actually voted for Cassidy.
LOL!
Mark Levin calls them the Praetorian Guard Media.
Please don’t insult Ms. Piggy like that. She has lots more class than Baby Fat, and proven star quality.
;^)
There were more the 5 reasons that Landrieu lost. The voters said no , and each of the voters stated NO MORE Mary, you are through. Good Bye mary
“If Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) runs for governor, and Landrieu has the appetite for another campaign, she may find more favorable political winds in 2016.”
Sometimes, pundits are the most clueless people on earth. If only conservatives had only half their fighting spirit...
6) Too much gumbo, to state the obvious.
A candidate with 80% White support will always beat a candidate with 97% Black support. The GOPe needs to learn this basic fact.
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