Congressman Ralph Abraham has announced he’s entering the 2019 Governor’s race. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says North Louisiana hasn’t elected someone to the Governor’s mansion in many decades and Abraham has quite the task ahead of him.
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Abraham says he’s a conservative, and that he is running to win.
Governor John Bel Edwards responded, saying
“On Monday, Representative Abraham said he couldn’t launch a campaign for governor because it would distract him from important work on the farm bill, soy bean crisis, looming government shutdown, flood insurance expiration and other issues the people of Louisiana have entrusted him to handle on their behalf. None of those issues have been resolved. Now, just a few days later, he’s abandoning those responsibilities along with the congressional office he was re-elected to exactly one month ago. I welcome this debate. I’ve got a consistent record of working across the aisle to get things done for Louisiana.”
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