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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrancis Thompson has flipped HD-19 for the Louisiana House in a district that Trump won by 43 points
BREAKING:
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gab13by13
(21,359 posts)When Louisiana deserts Trump will Republican pollies start to desert him?
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,087 posts)Slog it through at the state and local levels and claw back seats lost since 2010!!!
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)It's one of the reasons we should make either James Carville or Howard Dean the permanent Democratic Party campaign manager. Neither of those two backed down, and understood just that...every state, every election, every time. Never concede anything. Carville in particular knew that you never let dirt thrown at you go unanswered for even one news cycle.
Lonestarblue
(10,011 posts)I would far rather see Howard Dean as head of the DNC. He speaks well for the party and has a 50-state strategy. We need to take back more state and local offices to prevent Republican gerrymandering and the Republican Secretaries of State who kick people off the voter rolls and do every sneaky thing they can to prevent minorities from voting.
Wounded Bear
(58,666 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)city gov, community school boards, state reps, road commissioner, dog catcher,
you name it,,
and it worked,,,
HOWARD DEAN !!!!!!!
jpak
(41,758 posts)Alpeduez21
(1,751 posts)Lets keep up the good work. Keep canvassing and working to mobilize our democratic bases.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)That is amazing!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,185 posts)Or were the votes for a Democrat so large that the cheat machine could not keep up?
I hope we suffocate the cheat machine Putin and the GOP has built.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)malaise
(269,050 posts)catbyte
(34,402 posts)pecosbob
(7,541 posts)more than forty were term-limited out of office from the prior session.
oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)pecosbob
(7,541 posts)OKNancy
(41,832 posts)For example He has 100% of the right to life pac. https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/4610/francis-thompson#.XaMzQuhKiUk
But electing a Democrat is always good no matter what.
packman
(16,296 posts)hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)progressoid
(49,991 posts)After Louisiana's 2018 special elections, Republicans held a 61-39 seat majority with three independents and two vacancies.
Now it's Rep - 60. Dems - 39. Independents - 5. Vacancy - 1.
https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives