| Late last week, after we learned that Harlan had closed a 53 point gap to 11 points, the National Republican Congressional Committee hid the news that their Chairman, Tom Cole (R-Ok), would be making a visit to stump with the Mistake by the Lake, er, Steve Scalise, in this competitive district.
Now we find out from Mr. Cole's spinmeister, Brendan Buck, that Cole is coming to Louisiana primarily because of the LA-06 race because "that race is tight." But the fact remains that Cole is making a visit to shore up Scalise's support.
I finally find the Scalise campaign response to the Harlan poll ... in LaPolitics Weekly, a subscription-only newsletter written by Republican apologist John Maginnis. Scalise spokesman Jason Hebert doesn't even respond to the poll's findings, but rather goes on the attack:
"I think this poll lacks credibility because Jim Harlan, a Barack Obama delegate, already lied about Steve Scalise's record and his background in a desperate attempt to fool voters and give Barack Obama another supporter in Congress."
Nice to know that the Scalise campaign has already ceded the Presidency to Barack Obama! If the Scalise campaign had the money to conduct a poll, they would have released contrary findings by now. Since they haven't done so, coupled with the fact that the spokesman just gave us spin when asked about the poll, means they know the race is "competitive."
So, if you've got time over the next five weeks, go to the Harlan campaign website, and sign up to volunteer!
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