Louisiana’s US Senate race is heading to a December 6th showdown between Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. Both like their chances in the runoff. Landrieu, who was critical of Cassidy for not participating in more debates before yesterday’s election, issued a challenge of six debates before the runoff…

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Cassidy says the issues between himself and Landrieu are clear and Louisiana voters are seeking a change.

Landrieu won the primary with 42-percent of the vote followed by Cassidy’s 41-percent. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the fact that Landrieu got less than 45-percent is not good news for her…

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He says these results show that Landrieu has a real uphill battle going into the runoff.

The Kissing Congressman, Vance McAllister, will no longer serve the 5th District in Washington D.C. It’ll be between Republican family physician Dr. Ralph Abraham and Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo. Michelle Southern reports…

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In the 6th District, former Governor Edwin Edwards will face Republican Garret Graves in the runoff. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Graves goes into this run-off as a slight favorite, because of the voter make-up of the sixth district…

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