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Landrieu, Kennedy debate for first time
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 06, 2008 05:55pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Monday, October 6, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE (AP) -- The two main contenders in the U.S. Senate race swapped jabs at their first debate, in a race that has become increasingly negative and attack-oriented.
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu called her opponent, Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy, a political opportunist who switched parties last year to try to help him win the Senate seat.
Kennedy called Landrieu a tax-and-spend liberal who doesn't represent Louisiana values and who is part of an ineffective Washington political system.
Landrieu framed herself as a moderate who has bucked her Democratic Party on votes that were critical to Louisiana. Kennedy framed himself as a conservative reformer pushing change.
Monday's debate at the Press Club of Baton Rouge is the first of four planned meetings between Landrieu and Kennedy. The election is Nov. 4.
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