La. Elects First GOP Senator in Decades

[Bossy Monkey]

Nov 3, 12:51 AM EST

La. Elects First GOP Senator in Decades

By ADAM NOSSITER
Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Rep. David Vitter became the first Louisiana Republican elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, vanquishing four Democrats on Tuesday to capture the seat outright.

Vitter needed more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a December runoff in the battle to replace retiring Democratic Sen. John Breaux. He easily outpaced the top Democrats in the race - state treasurer John Kennedy and Rep. Chris John.

The Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar currently represents an overwhelmingly Republican suburban New Orleans congressional district.

In his campaign, Vitter sought to link the Democrats to "liberals" in Washington.

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[Chomskyite]

1. Bad news for the country

This hypocritical asshole makes Santorum and Sessions look like Thomas Jefferson.

[romwriter]

4. only one ray of sunshine in BR

I am so bummed out by the whole election, but we did defeat the republican mayor of BR and replaced him with the first black mayor ever in baton rouge. Kip Holden won decisively.

[Swamp Rat]

2. Boooooooo Vitter! You suck lizard balls!

[CitySky]

3. bummer.

I was keeping an eye on that one from here in TX. Sad.