[kms61]

Actually, there's no love lost between Edwards and Landrieu. When she was treasurer, she put the kibosh on a sweetheart bond deal that he and some of his cronies had cooked up. Among the cronies were some of the black leaders who have been rather lukewarm in support of her campaign.

If she loses today, at least a chalk at least a little of it up to payback from Edwards and his pals.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, you are right! Though Mayor Moon Landrieu was an early EWE backer, Mary has not been so forgiving. In 1991, she backed the converted Republican Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer in the open primary. Treasurer Landrieu switched to fellow Democrat EWE only when David Duke became in effect the Republica candidate for governor. So did Dave Treen, the former Republican governor. He backed Roemer in the primary, then switched to his old rival in the general election, EWE, so as to thwart Duke, whom he considered a grave threat to the LA Republican Party.