|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Shades of S.C. controversy in La.
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Race
|
| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 24, 2010 08:39am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | General |
| Author | Shane D’Aprile |
| News Date | Thursday, June 24, 2010 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Democratic candidate challenging Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) accused the GOP of pulling a South Carolina-style political ploy by convincing black candidates to run as Independents.
“That’s the Republican game plan,” state Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) said. “To get as many black independents to run as they can so that in the general election they can siphon off Democratic votes.”
The district, one of the most Democratic in the county, contains a majority of black voters.
Richmond called a local report on Louisiana’s BayouBuzz website that named two potential Independent challengers to Cao “inaccurate,” but said it foreshadows the GOP’s strategy in the district.
“I won’t call them plants, but they’re getting a lot of encouragement from Republicans,” he said. And alluding to South Carolina Senate candidate Alvin Greene (D), whom some Democrats claim is a GOP plant,
Richmond said, “I think that sort of thing is playing out all around the country. Look at South Carolina.” |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
