[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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[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!

[A2J]

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."

And one that will fail.

Landrieu would do well to stay away from such a tactic and instead just hammer Terrell on her inexperience. I wouldn't have any Democrat to be seen with, with the exception of Breaux, who himself may not want to become too close to a frail candidate.

Also, considering the population loss in New Orleans (mostly from murder) and population gains elsewhere in the state, carrying New Orleans may well not be enough to carry the state.