So Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) has been trying to wash away memories of his sexcapades that got in the news by running as far to the right as possible. Not a minor feat given that he was already on the far right of his party. Given that, he's working to keep independents out of the Republican primary electorate in Louisiana. But even these moves to right on both substance and process might not block the emergence of another far-right competitor for his seat, namely Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council.
Posted by armand at February 1, 2009 12:18 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics