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  • Louisiana Voters Divided Among 217 Political Parties

    Louisiana Voters Divided Among 217 Political Parties The Louisiana Secretary of State carefully records the political party voters choose when they register to vote, which is how Louisiana's voter roll came to include 217 political parties, 86 which have only one member.  Included in that list is the Bull Moose Party, with its five members, 12 Jedis, 20  members of the Banana Party, one Monarchist, 16 Whigs, two Cajuns and a list of equally amusing party choices.  Read Gannett's Mike Hasten's hilarious account of those who list their party registration as "other" at the link below.

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Meet David Melville -- His Under-the-Radar Campaign is Catching On in the 4th District

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Meet David Melville -- His Under-the-Radar Campaign is Catching On in the 4th District
Now that the party primaries are over, candidates can take aim at November.  And that's exactly what Democrat David Melville is doing with a very strategic, under-the-radar campaign aimed at Fourth District Congressman John Fleming, who has further divided the district he won by only 356 votes two years ago with fiery rhetoric more aligned with Washington's extreme right activists than the God-and-country conservatives he represents.  Melville's theme of "Congress is broken.  Let's fix it," is catching on with voters who have lost confidence in Washington and could well be the ticket to an upset victory in November.  A Bossier Parish Methodist minister with deep political ties throughout the district, Melville was profiled by CenLamar, an Alexandria-based political website published by Lamar White, Jr.  Read his take on Melville at the link below.

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