The “Louisiana Tea Party” is currently running ads attacking Hunt Downer’s conservative bona fides trying to saddle him with the “R.I.N.O.” label as well as trying to attach him to former Governor Blanco.
At the heart of the opposition is Downer's decision to skip an August forum that was sponsored by the Baton Rouge Tea Party. After the forum, the organization sent out a press release declaring, "The Tea Party of Louisiana will not sit quietly while a wolf in sheep's clothing like Downer runs around and 'pretends' to be a tea party activist."
So will the Tea Party ultimately be successful?Or will it just weaken Downer enough that it then prevents folks from supporting him in November when he faces Democrat Ravi Sangisetty – ultimately allowing Sangisetty to win?
