| UPDATE: National Republican Congressional Committee panicking, sending Chairman Tom Cole to LA-01 to help Steve Scalise.
 Louisiana's first district has long been considered by the BSM and the pundits to be Republican-ville that many Democrats didn't even bother running for Congress. That began to change in 2004, when 5 challengers stepped up to the plate, and in 2006, when 3 more challengers stepped up as part of the 50-state strategy.
This spring, a Netroots Challenger stepped up ... Gilda Reed, and she criss-crossed the district, putting some 25,000 miles on her van in a valiant attempt to run a winning grassroots campaign.
Now, we're finally starting to see dividends from running Democrats in this district ... in the form of a poll done by the Kitchens Group on LA-01 for Democratic challenger Jim Harlan:
| Candidate |
Poll % (July #'s) |
| Steve Scalise (R) |
42% (68%) |
| Jim Harlan (D) |
31% (15%) |
| Undecided |
26% (17%) |
HOLY COW! In a span of 6 weeks, Jim has closed the gap by 42 points, starting from 53 down to a mere 11!
Scalise is in a very precarious position, as 42% for an incumbent with less than 6 weeks to go is not a good place to be.
Even worse for Scalise, his favorable/unfavorable numbers have tanked from 61%/13% to 44%/24%!
But our work is NOT YET DONE, Louisiana Democrats ... we have less than 6 weeks to go ... 40 days and counting down. If you're not registered, or you're not sure, go here to find out!
If you live in LA-01 or nearby, and you want to help Jim take down the Mistake On The Lake, you can sign up to volunteer online or you can call 985-635-4599 and ask what you can do to help elect an independent-minded pragmatic go-getter in Jim Harlan, rather than your typical Republican who doesn't care about the district enough to take the lead in Congress on hurricane protection for the communities on Lake Pontchartrain. |
