It looks like we have a new Democratic member of the House. With all precincts reporting, Don Cazayoux has pulled a stunning upset in Louisiana’s Sixth District.
“Don” Cazayoux (D)- 49,702 49.20%
Louis “Woody” Jenkins (R) – 46,741 46.27%
Cazayoux was behind all night until some precincts in East Baton Rouge came in and erased an early, and seemingly unsurmountable, lead for Woody Jenkins. The Republicans will be pulling their hair out over this. They tried to tar Cazayoux by tying him to Nancy Pelosi and the Reverend Wright, and it didn’t work. The Realignment continues!!
Not only that but the NRCC spent a huge percentage of their available cash trying to save this seat. I love it.
YES!!
Whoo-Hoo!
Finally!! Some good news!!
Bravo!
The best news is that the smear attacks didn’t work, and all arguments that Obama will hurt candidates from conservative districts just took a giant hit.
And the real lesson: Don’t screw with screw with us Obamanites in Dixie, ’cause we’ll ruin your shit.
Are you listening, Hillary?
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Fantastic!!! I so wanted Gilda Reed to win also but knew it was a huge long shot.
Gilda’s district is just scary Republican. And it borders the sixth. It’s got to be the most racist district in the country, right? Remember how the sheriff’s lined up to make sure black people couldn’t flee the floodwaters over the bridges into their parrishes? That was Gilda’s district.
I know but I had talked with her personally and thought she was a great candidate. I know you cannot win them all and some of the districts will take a long time to change and this is one of them.
The coming political tsunami continues to build. What with John McCain manning the dikes and levees, I think the Rethuglicans will be simply overwhelmed-finally! Roll on, Obama, roll on.
Wake up, life is lovely!
That IS very good news.
Hehehe!
This is rich. The Republicans just blew 6% of the COH to lose a solidly Republican seat.
It’s also great that Freedom Watch and Club for Growth blow three quarters of a million bucks.
What’s “COH”???
I heard that Republican “Freedom …whatever” group (Ari Fleischer) spent a bunch of money on this race too. Damn. Poor things. They just can’t win.
CoH = Cash on Hand
Thanks. Not familiar with that particular acronym.
another example of just how bereft the RATpubs are, financially, ethically and esp in terms of candidates.
l can’t think of a RATpub seat anywhere that’s safe from an agressive challenger right now, esp in light of these kind of victories.
a generation or two in the wasteland would do them good, eh.
Excellent! Here in MS, the Republicans are trying to do the Wright/Obama scary liberal thing against Childers in MS – 01 ahead of that runoff. This may make them a little more nervous. Cazayoux, now that’s a cajun name — Very Loosiana.