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Will the real Bill Cassidy please stand up?
By Robert Mann Former President Bill Clinton, who was in Baton Rouge last Monday to campaign for Sen. Mary Landrieu, has scorned the attacks on her as someone too liberal for Louisiana. Clinton...
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Another blow to Bill Cassidy’s conservative cred: Woody Jenkins endorses Rob...
Former state Rep. Woody Jenkins By Robert Mann By now, it’s clear that many Louisiana conservatives don’t believe Rep. Bill Cassidy is one of them. In his race against Sen. Mary Landrieu, Cassidy is...
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On higher education funding, Bill Cassidy is skipping class
By Robert Mann The venue of last Wednesday’s U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. Bill Cassidy – the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus – was odd given how this campaign has largely...
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Does Mary Landrieu have a chance? Not if she can’t win more white votes
Screen shot of November 6, 2014, Louisiana exit poll from CNN.com By Robert Mann It’s now clear that Sen. Mary Landrieu’s relentless talk about her clout took a big hit in Tuesday’s election. Not only...
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What’s the GOP’s problem with Louisiana’s black voters?
By Robert Mann Sen. Mary Landrieu has taken a beating for her poor showing among white voters in the Nov. 4 Louisiana U.S. Senate primary. Only 18 percent of white voters chose Landrieu over her...
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“Double Bill” Cassidy: For Years, Bill Cassidy Billed LSU While Working In...
Rep. Bill Cassidy (Screen shot from C-SPAN) By Lamar White On at least 21 different occasions during the last two and a half years, Rep. Bill Cassidy billed Louisiana State University Health Science...
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‘Double Bill’ Cassidy’s Double Talk: Lamar White
Screen shot Bill Cassidy Senate spot By Lamar White Yesterday, Rep. Bill Cassidy, an Illinois native who is now the front-runner in the run-off election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, responded to a...
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Sen. Elbert Guillory promotes GOP with fear, bigotry
Screen shot of Elbert Guillory video by Free at Last PAC By Robert Mann There’s still a month left in 2014, but the prize for the year’s most egregious act of fear mongering in Louisiana politics...
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Should Democrats dump Dixie?
By Robert Mann The questions were inevitable after U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s downfall sounded a sad coda for the Democrats’ already sagging fortunes in the midterm elections: Is the Democratic Party...
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Grateful Obamacare is still alive? Thank Mary Landrieu
By Robert Mann The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is safe for now, and let’s hope Congress will fix its flaws and enhance it, something members should have done years ago. Correcting the ACA would be...
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