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.
“Unless you’re happy with crappy, vote for Rispone!”
“It must suck to be that dumb!”
Yes, they do! The problem is they have to win against New Orleans and Baton Rogue. All other areas need to get out and vote.
Kennedy - Unless you’re happy with crappy, I want you to vote for Rispone.
Too late to put that on a bumper sticker? LOL!
Love me some Senator John Kennedy. Have to keep an eye on that guy in the future.
**President Trump is in a whole lot of trouble. Andy Beshear, who has claimed victory in the Kentucky governor’s race**
I look at the crowds and.... how can he fill a stadium... while the rest cannot... and he’s in trouble?!!
The Duck Dynasty on the Stage!
QLL these guys are Good!
ALL these guys are good.
Lots of local; people don’t make good use of their time at these rallys.
I agree.
Thanks for the live thread, nikos!
Crowd behind the POTUS is getting with it.
Would be a great tee shirt.
“Pelosi ... it must suck to be that dumb!!”
What is up with guy with the beard?
Also, that far-leftism will not play in the swing states.
He looks like a RAGIN CAJUN.
What a machine POTUS is. Just pounding and pounding with nobody inside the beltway on his flanks. These are historic times and he is a towering figure.
BIG DON!
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