| While the Republican primary in LA-04 has taken a detour into the muck, the Democratic primary has been staying positive, thanks to presumed Democratic nominee Paul Carmouche's laser-like focus on doing so, and presenting himself to the voters of the 4th Congressional District as a pragmatic problem-solver.
This approach to politics is what earned Mr. Carmouche the Shreveport Times endorsement (pdf alert) for the Democratic nomination in the LA-04 race to replace retiring Rep. Jim McCrery way back in August, when the party primaries were going to be held in September.
Mr. Carmouche has also racked up quite an impressive list of endorsements from fellow District Attorneys from the 4th Congressional District, as well as from around the state:
2nd Judicial District D.A. Walter May
Allen Parish D.A. Doug Hebert, Jr
Beauregard Parish D.A. David Burton
Grant Parish D.A. Jay Lemoine
Natchitoches Parish D.A. Van Kyzar
Red River Parish D.A. Bill Jones
3rd Judicial District D.A. Robert Levy
15th Judicial District D.A. Michael Harson
16th Judicial District D.A. Phil Haney
Avoyelles Parish D.A. Charles Riddle
Jefferson Parish D.A. Paul Connick, Jr.
Rapides Parish D.A. James "Jams" Downs
Terrebonne Parish D.A. Joseph Waitz
Winn Parish D.A. R. Chris Nevils
In addition to his fellow District Attorneys, Mr. Carmouche has received the endorsement of the Shreveport Firefighters Association Local 514, and State Rep. Michael Danahay (D-Beauregard Parish).
As the race heats up over the next two months ... yeah, I said two months, as it is increasingly unlikely that the Republican primary will be won outright by any of the three nattering nabobs of negativity running for that nomination. That means one more month of negativity flowing freely from the Republicans prior to a December general election. |
