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Sign-up Reopened for House Race in Louisiana NewsMax.com Wires Monday, Aug. 23, 2004 PLAQUEMINE, La. – A state judge ruled Monday that the sign-up period should be reopened for the Nov. 2 election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Rodney Alexander infuriated Democrats by switching to the Republican Party minutes before the qualifying deadline. District Judge Allen Edwards did not set a date for the new sign-up period. He said the new dates should be set after appeals, which are likely, have been exhausted. On Aug. 4, at the start of qualifying for the 5th District race, Alexander...

<p>Fifth District U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander is considering switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, he confirmed late Thursday afternoon.</p> <p>"I'd be misleading you if I said I haven't talked to the Republican leadership about it," said Alexander of Quitman. "I'll make a decision within the next few days."</p>

Foster ponders Senate Governor may run to unseat Landrieu, GOP chief says By MARSHA SHULER mshuler@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau Gov. Mike Foster is considering becoming a late entry into this fall's U.S. Senate race, the chairman of the state Republican Party said Tuesday. Republican Party Chairwoman Pat Brister said she talked to Foster after hearing rumors that the two-term Republican governor could join a field of GOPers trying to oust Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. "He confirmed he is thinking about it," Brister said. "Several people have called him and asked him to consider it." Foster, who must leave the...

Aiming for Runoff, Republicans Urge More Candidates to Enter the Louisiana Senate Race By Chris Cillizza Shifting their strategy in the Louisiana Senate race, Republicans are encouraging more candidates to jump into the race against Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in hopes of forcing a Dec. 7 runoff. Sources familiar with the National Republican Senatorial Committee's plans for the race confirm that the committee sees a crowded primary field as Republicans' most viable chance to oust Landrieu. Strategists apparently believe that the more Republicans enter the race, the higher the chances of a runoff. With a multi-candidate field, strategists argue that...