Landrieu's Fate: Do the Democrats even care about the last 2002 Senate campaign?

National Review Online ^ | November 7, 2002 | Rod Dreher

[paul in cape]

Landrieu with Ultra-Liberal Feminist Nancy Pelosi

MEMO TO MARY... STAY OUT OF FORT MARCY PARK, and for G*D"S SAKE, DON"T GO NEAR HILLARY!

Landrieu: I need a drink.

Let me help you out...

[Commiewatcher]

"A Bill Clinton or Al Gore visit might rally the troops in New Orleans, but it would damage Landrieu everywhere else."

Why stop there?? Don't forget to bring Hitlery, Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi (et al) to finish the job.

[Lou L]

"If you did opposition research..."

Translation: "if we tried to dig up any dirt from her FBI files"

Now that the GOP is assured of a Senate majority, the folks in Louisiana, in my opinion, would be foolish NOT to vote for Terrell. One would think that being in the majority would result in getting more favorable treatment for your home state.

[William McKinley]

This may be why Landrieu is suddenly running away from the "accomodationist" party leadership, which (the theory goes) led the Democrats to Tuesday's debacle, and seems to be preparing to do a 180-degree turn as a Bush-bashing old-style Democrat. Given Louisiana's conservative political culture, and the election feat of historical magnitude President Bush has just pulled off, this strategy has to qualify as a "Hail Mary."

Uh oh. Mary sounds like she is going to give an early test run to the Democrats' seemingly emerging new strategy to run left. I hope her coming defeat doesn't scare them off of that disasterous (for them) course.

[Coop]

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[mr.pink]

"A Bill Clinton or Al Gore visit might rally the troops in New Orleans, but it would damage Landrieu everywhere else."

Bubba and Uncle Ted are already there, working on turnout in the Big Easy...

[LS]

Still, she needs to go down. Er, scratch that: she needs to be defeated. Mr. Bush needs one more campaign swing in the Bayou State this fall!

[Commiewatcher]

Nice pic!

[William McKinley]

I certainly agree, she must be defeated. But I would rather her not give them an early indication that they are driving off a cliff.

Then again, by the time that election rolls around, Pelosi and others will be entrenched, and they won't let a little loss like hers convince them. Might even make their internal divisions even more nasty.

Love it.

[PAR35]

My suggestion to "help" her campaign:

Find a photo of Landrieu and Hillary together to distribute in North Louisiana, and see if Duke will endorse her in New Orleans.

[KC_Conspirator]

Should the GOP chose to, it could whip Landreu in a month.

I have stated that if I could have any job, it would be in advertising in Louisiana. Its going to be a soft money boondoggle and a good Xmas for those ad agencies running ads.

[Congressman Billybob]

Excellent analysis. In my column this week I change my prediction on the Landrieu race. Before 7 November, I had predicted she would go into a runoff, but would prevail. Now that the "control of the Senate" issue is off the table -- and the fact that the "gender gap" just disappeared, I think she can be defeated as not in line with the thinking of the citizens of Louisiana.

When it's edited and completed, I'll post that column on FR. The title is: "This Just In: Bush Defeats Clinton."

Congressman Billybob

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[Conservababe]

What is this woman's married name? Isn't Landrieu her maiden name?

[GraniteStateConservative]

It'll be more than one. Hell, the WH might even send Condi Rice down there. This race is O-V-E-R.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Congressman, Mary is toast.

The GOP smells blood in the water and the Democrats know the sharks are coming. There's nobody for Mary who can punch the shark in the nose.

The Democrats were destroyed Tuesday when Bush was distracted by other races. How do you think they'll do when he's focused on one race?

Her chances of being in office next year are about the same as Hussein's. Bank it.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Very good analysis of what is going to happen. Mary really is up the proverbial creek. If she runs her same "I'm a moderate" campaign that she did in the primary, she loses the black vote. If she runs to the hard left, she loses the white vote. And the author is right about Cleo Fields. He's every bit as radioactive as Al Sharpton. She's screwed.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Coop, this is a great article. If I were a Democrat (and I have the ability to look at things in a non-Republican manner, as you and other election junkies here at FR can) I'd be depressed over how this will turn out. It's hard to come up with any good reasons why Mary can win this. Being able to send in people like Rod Paige and Laura Bush and others to stump for Terrell is something Mary can't counter.

The Democrats are in mourning and don't have the heart for this fight. I wouldn't either, frankly.

Talent and Coleman ended Mary's chances Tuesday night. It's that simple really.

[Nathan Jr.]

One would think that being in the majority would result in getting more favorable treatment for your home state.

That message is so gonna be lost down here...

[GraniteStateConservative]

Hey, Chris, maybe now would be a good time to get Condi's feet wet?

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