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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 06:06 PM Nov 2016

Louisiana Senate seat still up for grabs - until December


Because of its wacky primary system, Louisiana holds the final Senate and House elections on December 10th. If Campbell can pull an upset, it will have huge implications for the Democrats’ ability to check Donald Trump.

How Foster Campbell could win.

For any other Democrat, winning Louisiana seems unfeasible. After all, the state went 60–40 for Trump. However, Foster Campbell is not any other Democrat.

Foster will fare much better than Hillary because he knows the electorate. Through four decades of listening to those around him, he built up a huge network of support in a deeply Red State. He’s stood up to big Tobacco companies, fought to fund schools, and led a campaign to lower the high cost of telephone calls from Louisiana jails and prisons. In 2008 he was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission with more than 78 percent of the vote.

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What you can do right now

Go to www.fostercampbell2016.com. Read up on Foster Campbell, understand his message. He is not an establishment Democrat. His core pillars are raising the minimum wage, funding schools, ensuring equal pay for women, and getting corporate money out of Washington. Consider donating $5 to $50 dollars to his campaign.

If you agree with him, there isn’t much time to get him elected. Spread word of this fight to every liberal you know. Especially people with connections to Louisiana.

Sign up here bit.ly/FCampbell. Join a phone bank. Make calls.



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