I've been wondering about this for days now. Bill/Hill may have helped Landrieu but what exactly was the cost?
Not only did Mary say she supported Estrada pre-election, but also brought up her Armed Services committee membership as being good for LA. I believe Hillary replaced her on that committee.
FBI files aren't the explanation because Mary wasn't elected until after that scandel.
It seems to me most democrats should have more goods on the Clintons than the Clintons have on them. Money buys some loyalty but it can't be the only reason the D's follow the Clintons like they do. Especially Landreiu who doesn't need their money for 6 more years.
I guess it boils down to desparately trying to maintain control of the courts but do the D's really need the Clintons for that? I don't know.