BIG NEWS: Dems add to majority with Cazayoux win in solidly GOP district in La.

[rndmprsn]

...well i guess those ANTI-OBAMA ads didnt' work...hey ditto heads and RW rove-attack-dogs in DC take note, we will OVERWHELM you this time

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dems-add-to-majority-with-cazayoux-win-in-la.-2008-05-03.html

House Democrats continued to expand their majority Saturday night after Louisiana state Rep. Don Cazayoux emerged victorious in a special election for retired Rep. Richard Baker’s (R) district.

The win comes two months after Democrats picked up their first seat of the year. In March, Democrat Bill Foster won the Illinois seat of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R). That seat, like the Louisiana contest, was in solidly Republican areas. President Bush carried the Illinois district with 55 percent and the Louisiana district with 59 percent in 2004.

Cazayoux benefited from a strong fundraising advantage over Woody Jenkins — $810,000 to $490,000 — with much of the help coming from national Democrats. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) spent $920,000 on the contest.

[sabbat hunter]

1. lets see what happens

when this race is re-run in november for the full term. Hopefully Cazayoux can win again.

[zanne]

2. All right!

Woo hoo! I was reading about this yesterday. I'm so glad he won!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

3. He's really a conservative rep; there is nothing democratic

about him and I can't see how another DINO really helps us

[jefferson_dem]

4. Speaker Pelosi disagrees with your ridiculous purity test results.

Statement from Speaker Pelosi

Speaker Pelosi’s Statement on Don Cazayoux’s Special Election Runoff Victory in Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District

“On behalf of the Democratic Caucus, I welcome Congressman-elect Don Cazayoux to the House of Representatives and congratulate him on his stunning victory. As I tell every new Member, your title ‘Representative’ is your job description.

“Don will be an independent Representative for the people of Louisiana’s Sixth District. They showed today that they, like the vast majority of Americans, demand a New Direction for our country. Louisianans embraced Don’s positive message of strengthening America’s middle class by investing in education, creating jobs, making health care more affordable and bringing our brave men and women home from Iraq. His ability to work across party lines and build consensus will be a wonderful addition to the New Direction Congress.

“Don Cazayoux’s victory this evening proves once again that Americans across our country want real solutions and reject Republicans’ negative attacks.”

[Zachstar]

5. Nice!

[ccharles000]

6. this is great.

Maybe N.C. will go blue this GE.

[CTLawGuy]

7. but he should have lost by 110%

Pastor Wright! Pastor Wright! Booooo Boooo

[CTLawGuy]

8. kick

what say you Clintonites?

[terrell9584]

9. it wasn't "Solidly Republican" to begin with

This area went for Clinton in 1996. Essentially, it was a Catholic candidate vs. a non-Catholic candidate, and Richard Baker no longer had to be maintained in office for pork reasons. It went exactly as you would have expected it, though the ads may have helped to trim Cayazouxs margin