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Latest statewide elections are another blow to Louisiana Democrats after Hurricane Katrina
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Oct 16, 2006 05:32am |
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| News Date | Monday, October 16, 2006 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Democrats seeking encouragement about the party's post-Katrina future in Louisiana found nothing to celebrate in the latest round of elections.
They couldn't find a candidate to run for one of the statewide offices on the Sept. 30 ballot. And their contender for the other post formally dropped out of the November runoff this week, saying he wasn't sure he could rally enough dollars or votes.
Even before Hurricane Katrina hit last year, the Louisiana Democratic Party was struggling. In 2004, for example, voters overwhelmingly backed President Bush for re-election and selected their first Republican U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
Katrina's floods then scattered thousands of residents from New Orleans, normally a Democratic stronghold.
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