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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: carranza2 who wrote (15617)11/9/2003 3:58:18 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793717
 
I expected Bobby to bring Bush in. Now I know why he won't.
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Bush Acolyte Plays It His Own Way
By Jason Berry
Jason Berry's books include "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" and the forthcoming "Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II."

November 9, 2003

NEW ORLEANS — The Republican candidate in Louisiana's gubernatorial election Saturday is running as the compassionate conservative George W. Bush once promised to be. But Bobby Jindal knows better than to invite the president to campaign for him, because a Bush visit would backfire and cost him votes. Instead, he's campaigning hard for black votes in a state long cursed by the politics of polarization.

Last year, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu ran for reelection against Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell. Both come from prominent New Orleans Catholic families. During the campaign, Terrell accused Landrieu of abandoning her faith for being pro-choice, a crude demagogic swipe in a state with a substantial Catholic population. The two were in a dead heat when Bush arrived to campaign for Terrell. His visit aroused African Americans, who make up 29% of the electorate. A huge black turnout gave Landrieu a decisive victory.

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