The polling places are hopping with voters casting their ballots at this hour. The Secretary of State’s Office is projecting a voter turnout today of 48 to 52-percent, which would be high for a midterm election. John Couvillon with JMC Analytics and Polling expects the percentage of Black voters will be 30-percent or higher.
Based on national polls, Democrats are a virtual lock to regain control of the House of Representatives. That would mean Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise would no longer be speaker and majority leader, respectively. Jeremy Alford with LaPolitics-dot-com says there’s one incumbent Louisiana congressman poised to win re-election today who could greatly benefit from a Democratic majority.
Of the congressional races, the one in the newly-redrawn sixth district is getting a great deal of attention. Six Republicans, three Democrats and a Libertarian are on the open primary ballot, seeking to replace Cleo Fields, who decided not to seek re-election after his district was redrawn. Yesterday in a forum at the Baton Rouge Press Club, I asked the seven candidates who showed up what they would do to bring consumer prices down. Democrat Chauna Banks says soaring prices can be traced to two things.
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Two Republicans on the panel, Stephen Wagley and Larry Davis, said the solution involves cutting down on wasteful spending.