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Hawaii Hiker

(3,166 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2014, 10:41 AM Feb 2014

Primary dates for senate races

www.electoral-vote.com

Interesting possible scenario he lists for Louisiana....

Louisiana. This state doesn't have primaries. Instead, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) will face both Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and tea party activist Rob Maness in a jungle primary without party labels. If No one gets over 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff in December. Given the lean of the state, Landrieu probably won't get to 50%, so she will probably face one of the two in December. If the November results give the Democrats 49 seats and the Republicans 50 seats, the runoff will determine control of the Senate. With it likely being the only contest in December, the entire country will be focused on it and millions (billions?) of dollars will be pumped into the state from outside. If you were planning to buy a television station in Louisiana, this might be a good time to go shopping.

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