The GOP Presidential Candidates Aren't The Only Ones Debating Tonight

[LiberalArkie]

While the GOP presidential debate is stealing most of the political spotlight, there's another debate worth paying attention to Tuesday evening.

Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) and state Rep. John Bel Edwards (D) will face off Tuesday in the first of two debates between the candidates vying to replace outgoing Gov. Bobby Jindal (R).

The debate starts at 7 p.m. CT, and will be aired nationally on C-SPAN2. You can also stream the debate here.

Tuesday's debate will be a major test for Vitter. The two-term senator announced his gubernatorial bid in Jan. 2014 and was considered the clear frontrunner. But in recent weeks, Vitter has struggled to maintain his footing. The senator barely finished second in last month's open primary and recent polls have shown Vitter trailing Edwards. On Monday, political analyst Larry Sabato downgraded Vitter's chances of winning, rating the race as a toss-up. And last week, Vitter was the subject of a brutal attack ad released by Edwards' campaign highlighting the senator's prostitution scandal.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louisiana-governors-debate_5642509ee4b0e3b7527e6349

[Fred Sanders]

1. Uh, oh, better move those proprietary vote counting machines from Kentucky to Louisiana, schnell!

[Agschmid]

2. That's odd.

Usually people go from governor to senator.

[LiberalArkie]

3. I don't think Vitter was able to con many in Washington, totally out of his league.

He may be too stupid for even the Governor's office in Louisiana also. Just have to wait till Nov 21 to find out. The suspense is high after Edwards TV ad that surely left a mark on Vitter.