Word: landrieu
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...last undecided U.S. Senate race may not mean much in terms of that chamber's balance of power - with 51 seats already in the bag, Republicans are guaranteed at least a majority. But the runoff contest between Louisiana's incumbent Democrat, Mary Landrieu, and her Republican challenger, Suzanne Haik Terrell, does hold a powerful symbolic appeal. A number of GOP VIPs, including President Bush, have campaigned in the state recently to help solidify the party's strong national showing in November; Democrats, mindful that they already need two Jim Jeffords-like defections to retake the Senate, would prefer...
...Coming as it does on the heels of an historic Republican victory, the race between Landrieu and Terrell has attracted more than its share of attention over the past three weeks. Recent stumping has served to galvanize members of a disconsolate Democratic Party as well as tantalize Republicans with the thought of one more win. For the GOP, ousting Landrieu would be a particularly sweet finale to this very good election season; Louisianans have not sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate in more than 100 years...
...Landrieu, who narrowly won election to a first term six years ago, ranks among the Senate's more conservative Democrats, which is considered a plus in this year's election. Her voting record has essentially disabled many Republican criticisms; she has sided with the Bush Administration on issues ranging from oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife reserve to the use of force against Iraq. One key departure from the right has sparked the fiercest attacks from Republicans; Landrieu is pro-choice, a stand that has made her a target among the traditionally Democratic Louisiana electorate - which is comprised...
...fact that this runoff is taking place at all is a sign that Landrieu may be in trouble. After all, if she had managed to bring in more than 50 percent of the votes in the November election, she'd be settling in for a second term in D.C. rather than wrangling with Terrell in increasingly heated debates. Nevertheless, despite the incumbent's lackluster performance last month, oddsmakers still give her a slight edge. Landrieu is from a respected political family; she has the advantage of incumbency and name recognition; her record is established. Most important of all in this...
...Landrieu, for her part, lost the support of some hard-core women's groups for advocating a ban on partial-birth abortions. She can live without them in a Catholic state, but she needs to repair relations with several African-American leaders who are threatening to stay home to teach a lesson to Democrats, who spend more time courting Bush than courting blacks. Governor Foster came around last week, joining Terrell onstage with Dick Cheney. And there's another politician ready to help. President Bush will swing through Louisiana on his way back to Washington after Thanksgiving to give...