Welcome to the Runoff!: LA 2015 Liveblog

[Zache]

Wow, a private investigator associated with Vitter was arrested after allegedly recording conversations of a sheriff at a cafe and fleeing once caught. The sheriff has confirmed they found a dossier of Jason Brad Berry, the blogger who posted those Ellis interviews, in the PI's vehicle. This is just incredible.

http://theadvocate.com/news/13785472-86/man-arrested-for-attempting-to

[Zache]

Seems like Dardenne will endorse JBE tomorrow morning. That's what people are saying on Twitter at least.

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[Zache]

There's also this:

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A couple minutes later:

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Angelle hasn't endorsed anyone to my knowledge.

[Zache]

Dardenne did it. This is a pretty huge.

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[Zache]

No way this backfires and reinvigorates some sense of party unity in LA Republicans? Right?

[Zache]

This is definitely good news for Edwards, but I'm still getting serious Kansas 2014 vibes from this race. Many moderate Republicans in Kansas supported Paul Davis, but it still wasn't enough.

If Vitter holds Edwards under 50% in the final polling average, he's got a shot. However, I don't see that happening.

The last (admittedly - Republican) poll of this race is 49 - 41 Edwards. I am sure both Edwards and Vitter will hit 45% mark, so it's gonna to be close...

P.S. Essentially Vitter's chance is in running campaign against Obama, not Edwards. If (God forbid) i would be Vitter's campaign manager - i would flood mass-media with ads about dangers of electing "John Bel Obama", about Edwards be a "puppet of Obama's adminisration" (and not a church-going good Westpointer with rather strong socially conservative (but - populist) views he is), and so on. Even with somewhat racist (of course - not as direct as David Duke's in 1991) overtones. That's his only chance, but - not so small chance....

Honestly, this...

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is really getting old.

[Zache]

GOD DAMN John Bel won't let David Vitter get away with his snide Republican bullsh**t. MAKE THIS MAN PRESIDENT!

A person who is rated 100% by Prolife Louisiana? I doubt he will be able to win primary in California))))))

He could moderate to similar positions on abortion as Joe Biden in the future without looking like a complete flip-flopper.

[Zache]

Not really sure if it's their bigotry or their appearance, but damn I can't remember the last time there was an election between two uglier candidates.

JBE looks like an iguana and Vitter has beady eyes and a weird chin-neck thing.

[Zache]

Hope Vitter doesn't get the hint and runs for relection.

[Zache]

To be a fly on the wall at Vitter's "victory" party...

[Zache]

Reportedly, Edwards wants House Speaker pro tempore Walt Leger(D-New Orleans) to be the new Speaker.

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http://theadvocate.com/news/14118285-48/john-bel-edwards-improbable-journey