Posted on 11/06/2019 9:03:30 AM PST by nikos1121
President Trump is going to Louisiana on Wednesday to rally his supporters to vote out the only Democrat holding a statewide office there. The race pits John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the South, against businessman Eddie Rispone.
Edwards initially held a slight advantage, but the outcome has become a tossup since Edwards fell shy of the 50% he needed to avoid the November runoff.
How to watch the Louisiana Trump rally •What: President Trump rally •Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 •Time: 8 p.m. ET •Location: Monroe Civic Center – Monroe, Louisiana •Online stream: Watch in the video player above
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"Louisiana, get out and Vote Early for @EddieRispone as your next Governor. Lower Taxes and car insurance. Will protect your 2nd Amendment. John Bel Edwards is always fighting our MAGA Agenda. Wants to raise your taxes and car insurance to the sky. Vote for Republican Eddie R!," he tweeted on Monday.Rispone, a millionaire construction magnate and prominent GOP donor making his first bid for public office, often paints himself as a Trump-like outsider who wouldn't be a "politically correct" governor. He contrasts his image with Edwards by frequently associating him with the establishment and pointing out that he was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Edwards, however, is socially conservative on some key issues, including abortion. He was part of a wave of governors this year who signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks. Louisiana — which could become the first state without legal abortion access, depending on the outcome of a Supreme Court case — has the highest percentage of people who believe all forms of abortion should be illegal.
Trump won the state of Louisiana in 2016 with 58% of the vote.
Only five governors in Louisiana's history have won a second term.
I meant He just called WB a sleezebag! hahaha!
Who did he call a sleazebag? I missed it...
The Whistleblower
He called G W Bush a sleazebag? If so, I missed it.
They chose the people behind Trump badly. No enthusiasm and too much gum chewing.
AHHHH! LOL - that makes more sense.
Thanks ... and he’s right!
They look like converted DEMOCRATS. They’ll get with it before the night is over.
“Do nothing” Democrats: worked for Harry Truman, would work for Trump... but the media has changed.
Just called ‘Sleepy Joe’ dumb as a rock, LOL
They really did choose these people badly, probably want to show a more diverse crowd!!!
POCAHAUNTUS is rising from the ashes.
The angry majority will take back the House in 2020!
With your help we are going to drain the swamp and that’s what we’re doing!
Keep it national, keep it a referendum on the left.
Need a new Tshirt - I am in the Angry Majority!
President Trump just held up the ‘OK’ sign comparing it to the size of typical Antifa protestor’s arm... watch, the media will show that pic and say that it’s a white supremacy symbol.
And bumper stickers ... don’t forget the bumper stickers!
Trump’s going all out for Eddie!
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