Louisiana GOP Win
Republicans will officially hold 54 seats when the new Congress convenes in January. Democratic Senate incumbent Mary Landrieu was defeated over the weekend in her re-election bid.
Landrieu lost her re-election bid to Republican challenger Bill Cassidy. The race wasn't even close, with Cassidy garnering 56% of the vote compared to Landrieu's 44%.
Landrieu's loss means that there are no Democratic Senators (or governors) representing the Deep South, unless you count Florida's Bill Nelson. This is a major shift in electoral voting patterns.
Even with Landrieu's promise of pork spending, the people of Louisiana didn't want her. What we're finally seeing are voters who seem to care more about the policies than Washington promises that only push us further into debt.
Considering the lack of Democratic representation in the South that was solidified by Landrieu's loss, pundits' eyes are turning towards 2016. Liberal analysts seem to believe that Barack Obama has a lot of do with the current political landscape and that this will change when he's not really in the picture in 2016.
Jamie Dupree, in his blog today, has more on the historical changes associated with the GOP sweep of the South.
Nonetheless, Republicans now have no excuses. We know that conservative policies work; just look at many of the successes in states run by Republican governors. The problem with Washington Republicans is their lack of ability to articulate such vision. They better work on that if they do not want to squander their opportunity to lead on Capitol Hill.
Read more: http://www.hannity.com/articles/news-476261/louisiana-gop-win-13043590#ixzz3Lb6hVdaA
Republicans will officially hold 54 seats when the new Congress convenes in January. Democratic Senate incumbent Mary Landrieu was defeated over the weekend in her re-election bid.
Landrieu lost her re-election bid to Republican challenger Bill Cassidy. The race wasn't even close, with Cassidy garnering 56% of the vote compared to Landrieu's 44%.
Landrieu's loss means that there are no Democratic Senators (or governors) representing the Deep South, unless you count Florida's Bill Nelson. This is a major shift in electoral voting patterns.
Even with Landrieu's promise of pork spending, the people of Louisiana didn't want her. What we're finally seeing are voters who seem to care more about the policies than Washington promises that only push us further into debt.
Considering the lack of Democratic representation in the South that was solidified by Landrieu's loss, pundits' eyes are turning towards 2016. Liberal analysts seem to believe that Barack Obama has a lot of do with the current political landscape and that this will change when he's not really in the picture in 2016.
Jamie Dupree, in his blog today, has more on the historical changes associated with the GOP sweep of the South.
Nonetheless, Republicans now have no excuses. We know that conservative policies work; just look at many of the successes in states run by Republican governors. The problem with Washington Republicans is their lack of ability to articulate such vision. They better work on that if they do not want to squander their opportunity to lead on Capitol Hill.
Read more: http://www.hannity.com/articles/news-476261/louisiana-gop-win-13043590#ixzz3Lb6hVdaA
