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The lone Republican who voted for the Democrats' health care reform bill in November won't support the final bill if it doesn't have the same abortion restrictions that passed in the House.Washington Times
A spokeswoman for Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, Louisiana Republican, said Tuesday that the lawmaker is concerned the language in the final bill is going to be closer to what passed the Senate, which he doesn't support.
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| 2010 Louisiana Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| David Vitter (R) | 53% |
| Charlie Melancon (D) | 35% |
| Some Other Candidate | 4% |
| Not Sure | 8% |
| 2010 Louisiana Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Jay Dardenne (R) | 53% |
| Charlie Melancon (D) | 31% |
| Some Other Candidate | 6% |
| Not Sure | 10% |
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Louisiana Survey of 500 Likely Voters
October 5, 2009
| 2010 Louisiana Senate Race | |
|---|---|
David Vitter (R) | 46% |
Charlie Melancon (D) | 36% |
Some Other Candidate | 5% |
Not Sure | 13% |
| 2010 Louisiana Senate Race | |
|---|---|
Jay Dardenne (R) | 46% |
Charlie Melancon (D) | 33% |
Some Other Candidate | 6% |
Not Sure | 15% |
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A spokesman for Landrieu's GOP opponent, John Kennedy, said he believes the senator removed her name because she doesn't want to be too closely connected with Obama in Louisiana, which has trended Republican in federal elections.
"Why did she allow Barack Obama to quietly list her as co-host of a Washington fundraiser at a tony restaurant in August? Because she thought Louisianans might not notice," Lenny Alcivar, Kennedy campaign spokesman, said Tuesday.
"Senators, especially those running for re-election, don't get listed as fundraising co-hosts for presidential candidates by 'accident,'" Alcivar said.
McCain (R) | Obama (D) | Other / Not sure | Date | |
| (2) Southern Media & Opinion Research | 52% | 36% | 12% | Jun. 26-28 |
| (1) Rasmussen Reports | 50% | 41% | 10% | May 27 |
(2) Southern Media & Opinion Research - Telephone interviews with 600 registered voters in Louisiana, conducted from Jun. 26 to Jun. 28, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(1) Rasmussen Reports - Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Louisiana, conducted on May 27, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
"I want to send the message loud and clear – to the Supreme Court of the United States and beyond – make no mistake about it, if anyone wants to molest children and commit sexual assaults on kids they should not do so here in Louisiana."
—Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana
"If Fields runs, Kennedy’s chances will skyrocket. If not, look for Landrieu to benefit from the surge of African American voters in the November election. As usual, it will be an interesting next few months in Louisiana politics."
—BayouBuzz.com
From US News and World Report:
1. The son of immigrants from India's Punjab state, Jindal made history when he became the first U.S. governor with roots in India.
2. Born Piyush Jindal in Baton Rouge in 1971, he gave himself the nickname Bobby—after the youngest son on The Brady Bunch—when he was 4.
3. Raised a Hindu, Jindal converted to Catholicism as a teenager. As a young convert, he wrote of the emotional and intellectual struggles of his spiritual journey in several articles that were published in the New Oxford Review, a Catholic magazine.
4. Jindal graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1987. He attended Brown University, graduating with honors in biology and public policy. He turned down admissions to medical and law schools at Harvard and Yale to attend Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.
5. While attending Oxford, Jindal contemplated joining the priesthood. He ultimately decided that it was not for him.
6. In 2006, Jindal and his wife, Supriya, delivered their third child at home. Barely able to call 911 before the delivery, Jindal received a nurse's coaching by phone. Just as he was completing the umbilical cord procedure with a shoestring, paramedics arrived. The Jindals have a daughter and two sons.
7. Before he turned 30, Jindal headed Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals and became president of the University of Louisiana System. He served in the Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush and was executive director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare in the late '90s. Prior to public service, Jindal worked for the consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
8. In 2003, Gov. Mike Foster, who was finishing his second consecutive term and therefore could not run again, encouraged Jindal to run for governor. Defeated by Democrat Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Jindal's first bid for governor was unsuccessful.
9. In 2004, he sought the congressional seat from Louisiana's First District. He won with a whopping 78 percent of the vote and was re-elected in 2006 with almost 90 percent.
10. In 2007, Jindal ran for governor again and won. The victory was largely attributed to old-fashioned politicking, which included Jindal "giving testimony" in Pentecostal and Baptist churches in rural and remote sections of Louisiana.
Louisiana - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
John McCain (R) 58% - 36% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 52% - 41% Barack Obama (D)
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 500 likely Louisiana voters, conducted from Apr. 9, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
Election 2007 - Louisiana Governor
Contenders: Walter Boasso (D), Foster Campbell (D), John Georges (R), Bobby Jindal (R)
First round
| WB | FC | JG | BJ | Date | Method. | MofE | |
| Ed Renwick | 9% | 7% | 9% | 50% | Oct. 2-8 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | 11% | 6% | 11% | 50% | Oct. 1-7 | Phone, 641 LV | 4.0 |
| Market Research Insight | 14% | 3% | 3% | 54% | Aug. 13-15 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
| Southern Media | 14% | 4% | 1% | 63% | Aug. 3-9 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
