Dems Win Second Seat In Solidly GOP District

The Hill:

House Democrats continued to expand their majority Saturday night after Louisiana state Rep. Don Cazayoux emerged victorious in a special election for retired Rep. Richard Baker's (R) district.

The win comes two months after Democrats picked up their first seat of the year. In March, Democrat Bill Foster won the Illinois seat of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R). That seat, like the Louisiana contest, was in solidly Republican areas. President Bush carried the Illinois district with 55 percent and the Louisiana district with 59 percent in 2004.

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[terraprieto]

As a California voter in June of 1992, I cast my vote not for Jerry Brown, my governor and favorite candidate, but instead for an inexperienced, charismatic governor of a small state, Bill Clinton. It was clear that he would be the nominee, and I wanted to add my little boost to strengthen him going into the convention and the fall election.

Thank you for your consideration.

[terraprieto]

If the perception is widespread that Obama won the delegate count but lost the popular vote, it will weaken our Democratic nominee and cause feelings of resentment among Clinton supporters. Our best hope of winning in the fall is with a strong nominee who was fairly chosen because he won the most pledged delegates and the most popular votes. The large popular vote expected for Clinton in Puerto Rico may make Obama fall short in the popular vote.

If you've concluded, as I have, that our likely nominee, Senator Barack Obama, is worthy of your vote in the fall, I urge you to consider voting for him May 6. I think it is a wise move for everyone who hopes for a Democratic victory in the fall.

Even if Obama is not your first choice now, your vote in his column of the popular vote would be a gesture of hope for a Democratic victory in November. Doing so will help unite the Democratic Party and give us our best chance for a win in the general election.
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[terraprieto]

A terrific day for Democrats and Senator Obama. One more contest behind him, and a net gain of 3 delegates today. More evidence that he will be the Democratic nominee.

Indiana and North Carolina Democrats, your help is needed to avert an ugly controversy awaiting us in Puerto Rico. In the U.S. territory, citizens do not vote in presidential general elections, but they are given a voice in the Democratic primary.

Puerto Rico's Democratic party decided, on March 8 of this year, to hold a primary rather than a caucus to allocate it's 55 delegates. This decision was made after it became clear that in a close contest, the total popular vote -- no matter how skewed a figure, due to the mix of primary and caucus states -- would become an important number in discussions about the nomination. States that had already had their caucuses, in full accordance with the rules established before the primary season began, did not have the re-do option.

Colorado and Puerto Rico have been allocated the same number of pledged delegates, 55. With Puerto Rico holding a primary with an expected turnout of at least a million voters, its popular vote will likely equal the total caucus votes of Colorado PLUS the primary votes of South Carolina, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Utah, combined. Puerto Rico will thus have a popular vote equivalent vote strength of 160 pledged delegates, rather than their allocated 55.
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[Countdown09]

Swift boating and dirty politics no longer works -- The American people have woken up, we are engaged and turning the page. OBAMA 08!

[missionimpossible]

Bingo!!!

[Dustee]

Thank goodness for the internet. A lot of this stuff I would have never know about the Clintons with out it, because the MSM only wants ratings!

[AMJordan]

This is not something new. This is happening all over the country.

For Example: The State of Colorado

Governor 2000 (R) 2008 (D)

Senators 2000 (R) and (R) 2008 (D) and (R) with Repulsive seat up for grabs.

House of Represenatives: 2000 2 (D) 5(R) 2008 4 (D) 3(R) with Democratic seat up for grabs (2nd Dist)

State Legislature: House 45 (D) and 25 (R) (I do not have numbers for 2000 but Repulsives had the majority.
Colorado Senate: 20 (D) 15(R) once again I do not have numbers for 2000 but again Repulsives had the majority.

The world turns. It turns slowly, but it does turn.

[Podewumun]

Soon the hard work of cleaning up the s**tty mess Bush and Company have left us will begin.

[buckygreen]

Probably about 2 or 3 decades worth. But gotta start somewhere.

[Podewumun]

Indeed.

[TheAdviceWeAllNeed]

Change WE ALL CAN BELIEVE IN

[barackobam]

We need to remember America is great. America is good. We are all having a tough time but if we continue to believe in the best of us, in all of the hard work in front of us to clean up from this horrible war, shut down the deficit , give the middle class a real tax cut and do something about tuition, we can win.

[haleywins]

Glorious news during some very bad news days.

[bison2]

Does this mean that Obama has coat tails? Even after the Don Cazayoux was attack for his endorsement of Obama, he still won! So, Obama helped the down ticket. He was able to bring home the bacon in the middle of the Wright controversy. All those newly registered Democrats made a different. In the words of James Brown "I feel good."

[Countdown09]

bison2 - SPOT on! I suspect the republicans are having a VERY restless night!! Nothing worse than having your weapon disabled LOL>LOL -- SAY IT LOUD -- I'M DEMOCRATIC AND PROUD!!

[TheAdviceWeAllNeed]

Does this mean another Superdelegate

[missionimpossible]

"I knew that I would!!".

[barackobam]

Vote for the Right Candidate for OUR FUTURE..


OBAMA 08

[AMJordan]

That's the point.

While McCain and Clinton cling to the past, attack others for their past and pander to past associations...

Obama is about the Future. It's a scary place but TOGETHER WE CAN make it!

[dadw5boys]

Pack your bags Bush judgement day is near. Stock up on heart meds cheny your gonna need them.

[AMJordan]

Nah, Bush will pardon everyone in the Gang Of Thieves and then he's gotta hope McCain will pardon him.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Nothing to stop Bush from pardoning himself. The Pardon Power is Absolute.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

All Cheney needs is a spare Frigidaire Ice Maker attachment.

[Podewumun]

Baboons in zoos across the country are drawing straws.

[AMJordan]

No, no more dead baboons for that unspeakable pile of semi-animated flesh! No more saying the f-word on the floor of the US Senate.

[AMJordan]

Nah. he's IRON MAN. He has a little light that stays on when the door is closed.

[plainsman]

If he heard you say judgment day was near, he'd say "mission accomplished."

[defcon360]

Hillary would never be able to convince me to vote for her either. As an Obamacan, I voted for Bush in 2000 then watched in horror as he squandered our noble volunteer army, our good name, and our treasury in an unnecessary war. In 2004 I could not vote for Kerry since he too had voted for the war, so I voted for Nader. Hillary and McCain both voted for the war and also for the war-mongering Lieberman-Kyl resolution on Iran. Paying for a $3 trillion war entirely through borrowing has led to a falling dollar and inflation. The reason gas prices are high is because of the falling dollar (since oil is sold in dollars) and also because of uncertainty over oil supplies considering our war-mongering. Hillary talks about obliterating Iran, and McCain sings "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran." War talk causes the price of oil to rise. Then out of guilt Hillary and McCain both pretend to offer an absurd summer gas tax holiday which will do more harm than good by taking funds from badly needed infrastructure repairs. Only Obama brings sanity to our insane situation.

[haleywins]

Thank you for your prior votes, I always wondered how Bush stayed in the WH the 2nd time around.

[Podewumun]

Oh, come on, show defcon360 some love. At least he/she admitted to screwing up, something Bush has never done.

[Countdown09]

defcon360 - good for you!! Lesson learned I'm sure -- one should never let fear cloud their good judgment!

[missionimpossible]

You are quite sincere, and I respect you immensely(with the exception of you voting for Nader). God bless you and God bless America.

[DrDemon]

I find it ironic hoe the two so-called "experienced" candidates are so out-of-touch. They have no clue! Look at their campaigns- they are both a mess!

[defcon360]

Wait - you mean Rev. Wright wasn't the (b)astard. That lied to us about Iraq and al Qaeda and then started an illegal war in Iraq that didn't threaten us? What?? (G)od (D)amn (B)USH!

[DrDemon]

Amen!

[defcon360]

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll shows that President Bush is more unpopular than the Reverend Wright, the Republicans are in a lot of trouble.

[buckygreen]

Well Reverend Wright didn't kill hundreds of thousands of people for no reason and bankrupt the American economy all by himself.

Apparently America feels that crazy talk plus war crimes, mass murder and national economic catastrophe is less popular than just crazy talk.

[wmbear]

FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT 29% APPROVAL...

I always suspect the polls spot Bush 5-10 percentage points anyway, just because he's the President. I strongly suspect his actual popularity is much lower than the supposed "polls" indicate....

[AMJordan]

If I heard correctly, it's down to about 20% now. Remember you can fool some of the people all of the time...

[buckygreen]

Well Reverend Wright didnt murder hundreds of thousands of people and destroy the American economy either.

Apparently Americans dislike crazy talk plus mass murder and national economic catastrophe more than just crazy talk.

[AMJordan]

BUT you can get further with mass murder, national economic chaos and crazy talk than with just crazy talk. Years from now we'll look back on the Bush years and...retch.