From the Associated Press and the Times-Picayune: With little fanfare, unpopular Vice President comes to Louisiana to stump for first district Congressman Steve Scalise and sixth district challenger Bill Cassidy.
From the Associated Press: House passes $700 billion Wall Street bailout. Voting Yes: Boustany, Melancon, Alexander, McCrery. Voting No: Cazayoux, Jefferson, Scalise.
From the Swing State Project: Poll conducted by the Kitchens Group has Democratic challenger within shouting distance in solid GOP district.
If it wasn’t clear after he lent his campaign $500k, local Democratic businessman Jim Harlan is committed to unseating newly elected Republican Rep. Steve Scalise. He’s already up with his second TV ad and a brand new website.
As Daily Kingfish points out, Harlan also doesn’t have vendors clamoring at his door to repay past campaign debt. I’d be interested to know who those vendors are? How much longer can Scalise leave those debts unpaid?
From the Associated Press: Nearly broke, Rep. Steve Scalise relies on GOP strength in CD 1.
Sen. Mary Landrieu is wasting no time in defining herself before her Republican opponent, State Treasurer John Kennedy, gets a chance. She released her second statewide ad in just over a week today.
Democrat, Jim Harlan, is also taking advantage of his comparatvely large war chest in his battle for Steve Scalise’s LA-01 seat.
