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fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:08 PM Oct 2019

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Damn. Gov John Bel Edwards (D-LA) must go to run-off.

Did not get enough votes to win jungle primary. Run-off scheduled for November 16th.

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Damn. Gov John Bel Edwards (D-LA) must go to run-off. (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 OP

There is still a hair's chance in it avoiding a runoff. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #1

I have confidence that we will win this Legends303 Oct 2019 #2

Trump has clout there still. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #3

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

1. There is still a hair's chance in it avoiding a runoff.

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:11 PM

Oct 2019

I guess I wouldn't count on it though

Legends303

(481 posts)

2. I have confidence that we will win this

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:12 PM

Oct 2019

But it does look troubling that the GOP votes increased greatly from 2015 and came shorter than expected. Not a good sign.

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

3. Trump has clout there still.

Reply to Legends303 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:15 AM

Oct 2019

Come November, he probably won't.

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