Donald Cazayoux's win in the US House seat centered around Baton Rouge was one of 3 big wins the Democrats had in the House in the last year - wins where they picked up previously Republican seats in the South and Illinois (the seat of former Speaker Hastert). But it looks like Michael Jackson, a Democratic state Rep. that Cazayoux beat in the primary is a sore loser and is planning to run this fall as an Independent. Given the tilt of the district and a strong Republican candidate (much stronger than the man Cazayoux beat), it looks like the seat is likely to return to the Republicans if Jackson runs.
Posted by armand at July 10, 2008 03:28 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics