Traditionally, the way Democratic candidates have won in LA-07 is that they are from the Lafayette portion of the district, so they can keep it close there, and then they run up the score in Lake Charles, which is a union-friendly town.
Well, Lord Boustany knows this, which is why he's limiting his appearances with Don Cravins, Jr. to the Lafayette portion of the district. The Lord of Lafayette knows that if he appears in a televised debate with Cravins in Lake Charles, the race gets a little too close for his comfort.
It's also why Don Cravins challenged Lord Boustany to a televised debate in Lake Charles the other night at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette debate:
"The people of the western part of the district deserve to hear from the candidates. Peter Vidrine and I have agreed to attend, but Charles Boustany has not. If he doesn't think that people still hurting from Hurricanes Ike, Gustav and Rita don't deserve a true debate than he is horribly mistaken. It would be disrespectful of him not to attend."
Traditionally, the way Democratic candidates have won in LA-07 is that they are from the Lafayette portion of the district, so they can keep it close there, and then they run up the score in Lake Charles, which is a union-friendly town.
