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Louisiana Senate: Vitter-Melancon Race Stays Quiet Despite Fireworks Potential
By Ben Sandmel - Politics DailyNEW ORLEANS -- With less than six weeks until Election Day, Louisiana's senatorial race has unfolded in surprisingly tepid fashion. This dearth of drama prevails because the popular Republican incumbent, David Vitter, is expected to handily defeat his Democratic challenger, Congressman Charlie Melancon. (An Aug. 30 Rasmussen poll puts the spread at 54 percent for Vitter to Melancon's 33 percent, while the average tally at RealClearPolitics.com is 51.0 percent to 36.7 percent.) A recent debate between the two, at Loyola University in New Orleans, was most noteworthy for staying completely ...
'Watchdog' Group Recommends Investigation of Sen. David Vitter
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA group that bills itself as a government watchdog -- but which tends to zero in on Republican targets -- has asked Congress to investigate whether Sen. David Vitter (R.-La.) violated ethics regulations when he allowed taxpayer funds to be used to pay for an aide to travel from Washington to Louisiana for court appearances. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint Tuesday with the Senate Ethics Committee, also alleging that Vitter lied when he claimed that aide Brent Furer did not have responsibility for women's policy issues within his office. Furer ...
Louisiana, West Virginina Senate Candidates in Saturday Contests
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWest Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, running for a Senate vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd, won a special election Saturday to become the Democratic nominee in a November special election. In Louisiana, Sen. David Vitter, a Republican whose freshman term has been marred by a prostitution scandal, won his state's Senate GOP primary. Vitter defeated retired state Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor and another minor candidate in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary, the Associated Press said. His campaign steamed along despite questions about his personal life -- his name appeared in the ...
Louisiana Senate Race: Charlie Melancon Rips David Vitter on Women's Issues
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyIn Louisana's U.S. Senate race, Democratic challenger Rep. Charlie Melancon has thrown a serious punch at Republican Sen. David Vitter. The topic: women's issues. On Friday, Melancon, who represents Louisiana's Third District, launched a hard-hitting Web site – www.serioussins.com – and television ad called "The Worst," which "holds Vitter accountable for his miserable record on issues impacting Louisiana women." Click play below to watch the TV ad: The 30-second spot, which is airing throughout Louisiana on broadcast and cable channels, begins with footage of Vitter with ...
Charlie Rangel Ethics Saga: Bad Timing for Burdened Democrats
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailySometimes timing is everything, and that's the rub for Democrats as the Charlie Rangel saga unfolds. The House Committee on Standards and Official Conduct released its bill of particulars against the veteran New York congressman on Thursday -- charging him with 13 violations of House rules -- and is to hold what amounts to a trial this fall. Only Rangel's resignation or a negotiated settlement will prevent a televised spectacle during high campaign season. The ethics charges against Rangel include improper corporate-financed travel to the Caribbean; failing to report a half-million dollars in ...
Obama and Birthers: Sen. David Vitter Says It's Valid Question for Courts
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHe didn't exactly join the chorus, but Louisiana Sen. David Vitter says the lingering question of whether President Obama was born in the United States is a "valid" issue for consideration by the legal system. So-called birthers believe the president is not a native-born American, despite repeated confirmations by Hawaiian officials who have examined his 1961 birth certificate. The matter continues to circulate on the Internet in an on-going effort to de-legitimatize his standing as president. At a town hall meeting in Metairie, a conservative New Orleans suburb, Vitter that he supports ...
GOP's Vitter Has Big Lead Over Democrat in Louisiana Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFirst-term GOP Sen. David Vitter is leading Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon by 52 percent to 36 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 8 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 7. In March, Vitter's margin had been 57 percent to 34 percent. Vitter is seen favorably by 60 percent of voters and unfavorably by 37 percent, with 4 percent not sure. Melancon, who has served three terms in the House, is seen favorably by 46 percent and unfavorably by 41 percent, but 13 percent do not know enough about him to be sure of their opinion. Vitter ...
GOP's Vitter Has Big Lead Over Democrat Melancon in La. Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. David Vitter continues to hold a big lead over Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon in his bid for re-election in Louisiana, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 10. Vitter is ahead 57 percent to 34 percent with 3 percent preferring another candidtae and 6 percent undecided. That's about the same margin as last month. While Vitter's overall favorability rating with voters is 63 percent, only 21 percent see him "very favorably." Melancon is seen unfavorably by 44 percent comapred to 43 percent who see him unfavorably, and only 14 percent see him "very ...
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