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riversedge

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Sun Nov 1, 2015, 01:23 PM Nov 2015

Democrats Lead In 2 Of 3 Southern Governor’s Races At Stake in 2015

Hoping the Dems are working to GOTV



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Democrats Lead In 2 Of 3 Southern Governor’s Races At Stake in 2015
By: Keith Brekhus more from Keith Brekhus
Saturday, October 31st, 2015, 8:01 pm


Three U.S. states have Governors races in 2015, and Democrats are poised to win two of them. All three races are in the South, with races in Deep South Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as in the border South state of Kentucky. Given the Republican lean of the South, Democrats are doing pretty well to be polling ahead of the GOP in two of the region’s three gubernatorial races.

While Mississippi’s GOP Governor Phil Bryant appears safe, Democrats are in position to seize the Governor’s mansion in an open seat race in Louisiana a...

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Democrats Lead In 2 Of 3 Southern Governor’s Races At Stake in 2015 (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2015 OP
LA & KY are strong possibilties . . . . Iliyah Nov 2015 #1
Important to note that John Bel Edwards is a conservative Democrat davidn3600 Nov 2015 #2
 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
2. Important to note that John Bel Edwards is a conservative Democrat
Sun Nov 1, 2015, 01:32 PM
Nov 2015

He's better than Vitter, but he's not a liberal. He's pro-gun and anti-abortion.

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