Republican outsider Vance McAllister wins House seat in Louisiana

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I imagine that the guy is just as bad as others politically, but may be the GOP leadership and Republican governors should be careful. Jindal and Cantor endorsed this guy's opponent, and McAllister won on a platform of Medicaid extension AND restoring civility. This is not necessarily what the GOP leadership has in mind, but this won in RED Louisiana.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/17/republican-vance-mcallister-house-election-louisiana

McAllister campaigned as a social and fiscal conservative. But the college dropout, whose business interests range from oilfield technology to fast-food franchises, also pledged to return some civility to the nation's capital and positioned himself slightly to the left of Riser. He argued that Louisiana should accept the Medicaid expansion called for in the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform effort.

[Turbineguy]

1. Surprizing really

You'd think that a funeral director supported aby the Tea Party and the NRA and who thinks that repealing Obamacare will get you on the embalming table faster would be a shoo-in

[malaise]

2. ReTHUG baggers are getting crushed everywhere

The Tea Party REVO has just reversed to OVER!!

[ProSense]

3. Wonder if this guy

is positioning himself for a gubernatorial run in the future. Like I said, the Medicaid expansion is political winner for Democrats. Republicans (Christie and Kasich) know it, and this is what Democrats should be focused on.

Obamacare is having one huge success nobody knows about
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024038246

[ProSense]

4. Louisiana Republican Who Backs Obamacare’s Medicaid Provision Wins Seat Over Party Favorite

Louisiana Republican Who Backs Obamacare’s Medicaid Provision Wins Seat Over Party Favorite

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McAllister received the endorsement of some Democrats who believed him more willing to work across party lines.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/11/17/2956311/louisiana-republican-medicaid/

Mayor Mayo endorses McAllister

WASHINGTON — Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo said Tuesday that he is “strongly supporting” Republican businessman Vance McAllister in the all-GOP runoff for the vacant congressional 5th District seat.

Mayo, who finished third in the Oct. 12 primary election, said he is endorsing McAllister because he is the candidate willing to work across party lines and fight to improve the district, which is “one of the poorest” in the nation.

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http://theadvocate.com/home/7444654-125/mayor-mayo-endorses-mcallister

Mr. McAllister goes to Washington

Republican Vance McAllister, who nobody other than family and friends had heard of three months ago, is headed to Washington, D.C., to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District.

McAllister, 39, of Swartz, a political comet, beat fellow Republican and state Sen. Neil Riser of Columbia, and it wasn’t close. He won 60 percent to 40 percent in the runoff election Saturday night.

McAllister, a college dropout, former roughneck and astute businessman, stunned the established political landscape with his landslide victory.

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Riser had the backing of former U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Ruston, who resigned at the height of his popularity to take a job in Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Cabinet...He also had the endorsements of each of the state’s sitting Republican congressmen, as well as powerful lobbyists like the National Rifle Association.

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http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20131117/NEWS01/311170024/Mr-McAllister-goes-Washington