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...LANDRIEU LOUISIANA
Democrats looking to reverse their waning fortunes in the South will want to study Mary Landrieu's textbook Louisiana Senate victory. Landrieu, who defeated Republican state senator Woody Jenkins, aggressively seized the ideological middle ground. She reached out to conservatives by calling for lower taxes and a balanced budget while reminding her party's liberal base of her steadfast support for Medicare and her work in the state legislature on behalf of women and children. And at every opportunity she labeled Jenkins an extremist, painting a dire picture of life in "Woody's World," where abortion rights would be curtailed...
...MARY LANDRIEU (D) SENATE (OPEN SEAT...
...Landrieu came in second to Woody Jenkins in the primary and now must cobble votes from the more moderate sectors of both parties to win in November. While adding her legislative voice to the chorus calling for lower taxes, a balanced budget and the preservation of Medicare, she has spent a career speaking out for the voiceless--fighting for tougher child-support laws and protection for battered women and children...
...state whose political icons have been joyful rogues like Long and ebullient pols like Landrieu's own father Moon, both candidates bring an unaccustomed sobriety to the campaign trail. Landrieu projects brisk efficiency even when backing up a zydeco band on the washboard, and Jenkins recently cast a pall over a good-time crowd at a rice festival with somber remarks about abortion and taxes. Perhaps because of their trouble connecting viscerally with voters, each risks being defined by the other's negative campaign. Jenkins has accused Landrieu of mismanaging public funds, and labeled her out of step with state...