Trump turns his campaign focus to Louisiana governor's race

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press | Posted - Nov 5th, 2019 @ 11:23pm

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With voting complete in Mississippi and Kentucky, President Donald Trump is turning attention to the last gubernatorial contest of the year, bidding to drive out Louisiana’s Democratic governor in a display of political influence ahead of the 2020 elections.

The president is to travel Wednesday to the northeastern Louisiana city of Monroe hoping to muster votes for Republican businessman Eddie Rispone and keep Democrat John Bel Edwards from a second term in a crimson state Trump won by 20 percentage points. Early voting ends Saturday in the Nov. 16 election.

An endorsement video circulated by the state GOP shows Trump describing Rispone as “a fantastic man, a great success. Everything he’s touched has turned to gold.” The president calls Edwards “a disaster.”

Republicans want to reclaim the governorship in a Deep South state where they believe Edwards won in a 2015 fluke election against a flawed candidate beset by a prostitution scandal. Democrats believe securing a second Edwards victory could demonstrate competitiveness in states where the party rarely achieves a statewide office.

Read more: https://www.ksl.com/article/46668496/trump-turns-his-campaign-focus-to-louisiana-governors-race

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[BlueMTexpat]

1. That may actually help

John Bel Edwards.

[MissMillie]

5. Yeah, I was going to say...

...given his recent track record, his presence there may not have the effect he's looking for.

[duforsure]

2. As toxic as trump is, and now has proven to be a huge failure

I hope he keeps talking, appearing for other candidates, and obstructing , lying , and openly backing putin over Americans, and will insure a lot more republicans will lose their positions, and watch how he'll blame the candidates, or offer up more excuses for his failure, and all his corruption. This also shows people are holding all republicans accountable for their backing trump , and doing nothing to remove him from office. trump won't make it to the 2020 election, and will leave, then those republicans who supported him will be removed too.

[Roy Rolling]

3. Bring it On

Rispone has the same problem David Vitter had in JBE’s first election—the more he appears on TV and opens his mouth the less people like him. So he has morons like Trump do the talking for him.

Fail. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Bring on the 🍊 man to rally the hardcore Trump supporters— 26% of any group.

Suppress the vote is their strategy, but Louisiana won’t be fooled. At least 74% of us won’t. Let’s hope they show up to vote, I already voted early.

[kimbutgar]

4. I guess Louisiana doesn't remember what an disaster repuke Bobby Jindal was!

Louisiana is an ecological disaster and they want another repuke back in? Must be stupid in the water.

[StevieM]

7. Bobby Jindal did more damage to Louisiana than Hurricane Katrina did. (eom)

[lagomorph777]

6. Go for it Pres. Turd! You'll guarantee Bel Edwards a 2nd term!