[Theodore R.]

She was weak -- 27 percent in the primary. That was a lot of ground to make up. I guess she did the best she could, but in close races we can always see the "road not taken." I bet she got far less than 10 percent of the black vote, but there may be no statistics on that. A strong Republican candidate might have defeated Landrieu, but it should have been waged on Nov. 5. The multiple candidate approach ultimately failed. The Whigs tried that multiple-candidate approach in 1836. Thereafter, no political party ever again tried such a strategy.

[writmeister]

If Terrall has not entered the race, then it would have been over with Landrieu winning over Cooksey by 15 to 20 points. Cooksey was a terrible candidate who could not refrain from saying stupid things (as well as a SORE LOSER).

BTW, are you still concerned with the Sanchez wave of voters here in Texas.