Tell Landrieu: Enough Washington [:30]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3XgkzNTr7Q
Louisiana’s 2014 Senate race is one of the big ones in the battle for party control.
Senator Mary Landrieu, the Democrat running for re-election, has multiple problems.
- She’s used taxpayer funds for campaign plane travel;
- She’s been a reliable Obama-Reid toady, voting for energy and health care measures Louisianans oppose;
- She’s facing a popular Republican, Rep. Bill Cassidy, and a Tea Party challenger, retired Air Force Col. Rob Manes.
- Lousiana is a GOP-majority state.
Louisiana’s November 4th election requires at least 50% of the vote go to a single candidate. Barring that outcome, the top two go to a December runoff. Even the most optimistic polls don’t show Landrieu getting to the 50%, outright win mark; only one shows Cassidy at 50% without Manes in the race. Democrats hope Manes will split the GOP vote and give Landrieu a chance at the run-off.
Sarah Palin endorsed Manes in May, describing him as a “true conservative” for “opposing amnesty, pledging to protect our Second Amendment rights, and promising to defund Obamacare.”
“As the grandfather of a now healthy 2-year-old baby grandson born at just 28 weeks and 2 lbs., 5 oz., he knows first hand the miracle of life and promises to protect it,” Palin added. “Rob is the admitted underdog in this race. Having spent his career in uniform, he does not have deep pockets or lobbyist connections to fund his campaign. To me, it’s a blessing, not a curse that he’s not held office before. After all, our founders weren’t politicians – many of them in fact were military leaders. Maybe it’s time we got back to those roots!”
As a Tea Partier, I’m hoping they end up with a Cassidy-Manes run-off that will allow voters to really see and hear the relatively unknown Manes and decide for themselves how much change they want in Washington.
Sources:
polination.blog 