CNN states the obvious: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA); 'Dead Democrat Walking.'

By Rob Janicki

In what has been known now for months and which was confirmed on November 4th,  Louisiana career politician Mary Landrieu's political ship is dead in the water, taking on water faster than she can bale and is about to capsize and sink on December 6th.  

Louisiana has an open general election.  If a candidate garners more than 50% in that general election, they are declared the winner.  

If no candidate receives 50% in the general election, the top two vote getters face off in a subsequent election.  And that's where Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman, Dr. Bill Cassidy find themselves.

Landrieu actually received about 43% of the November 4th vote count with Cassidy right behind her with 42%.  The kicker in this situation is that the Tea Party candidate received 16%.  The Tea Party candidate has now thrown his support to Dr. Cassidy, which essentially accounts for the polling showing Dr. Cassidy ahead of Ms. Landrieu by 16 points.  

With Dr. Cassidy's victory, the Republican senatorial count will rise to a majority of 54.  Current Republican Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, has already been elected by the Senate Republican caucus to be the next Senate Majority leader for the new congress, which will be sworn in on January 3, 2015.

Mary Landrieu: Politically Dead Woman Walking

By Rob Janicki

Mary Landrieu is in the deepest political trouble of her life long career in elected political office.  The architect of the "Louisiana Purchase", which she traded for her Obamacare vote, is more than likely looking at her last weeks as a United States Senator.

Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu is trailing her Republican challenger by a giant 16-point margin in a runoff for one of Louisiana's two U.S. Senate seats, according to poll results obtained by MailOnline.

The survey, commissioned by GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy's campaign, was leaked to media in order to fire a shot over the senator's bow and send a signal to energy lobbyists that her ship is taking on water.

It suggests that Democrats' worst fears have been realized even though Landrieu edged Casssidy by 1 percentage point on Election Day.

Granted, this was a Republican poll, but does it really make any difference if Cassidy beats Landrieu by 6 points or 16 points?  The result would be the same.  Landrieu out and Cassidy in.


Landrieu is not yet dead in the water.  She didn't get to be a three term United States Senator without developing sharp political skills.  Here's Mary's last chance.

Landrieu has lined up for what Republican Capitol Hill aides are calling the 'Hail Mary XL,' a legislative strategy to save her Senate seat by winning a vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring 700,000 barrels of oil daily from the Canadian province of Alberta to the Gulf coast.

Whether this will be enough to turn around Landrieu's chances for re-election in the runoff election on December 6th is still problematical.

She may get her chance on Tuesday if she can find 14 other Democrats in the lame-duck Senate to join her in backing the project's construction. All 45 Republicans have already signed on. 

As of Thursday one whip count shared with MailOnline found that she was just two votes short, giving her a 58 of the 60 votes she will need to override Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's objections and force a roll call. Continue reading DailyMail

Landrieu, like Sisyphus, has a steep uphill battle to convince her own party to support her quest to pass a vote on the XL Pipeline Project to bring heavy crude oil down from Canada.  

The eco-fascists are lined up against such a vote and Reid and the Obama administration are opposed to passage of a bill that would bypass the Obama administration, as they are afraid of losing the support of the enviro-Nazi lobby and their hefty financial contributions to all things liberal.

Even if such a bill were to pass, would it really have any effect on Landrieu's quest for re-election?  It seems to most political observers to be too little, too late.

What Dat You Say 'Bout Mary? #DemProblems

by Kim D.

Republicans think they have a "gotcha" on Democrat Mary Landrieu and are claiming the Louisiana Senator has gone Washington. According to WP Politics, 

On the statement of candidacy Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) filed with the Federal Election Commission in January, she listed her Capitol Hill home as her address. But when qualifying for the ballot last week, she listed her family’s New Orleans home. [click on the link to see the actual filings and discrepancies in listed addresses]

Most established politicians are out of touch with the needs of the American people. Mary Landrieu is no different than many of her colleagues in Washington, DC. After 18 years, she has become one of the elite, power-hungry and driven to control, not serve.

However, it will be up to the good people of Louisiana to decide if Senator Landrieu is truly serving their best interests.  As far as a "gotcha," Landrieu has claimed that she, along with her siblings, is a part owner of her parents' home on S. Prier Street in New Orleans and that she, in fact, does live there when she is in Louisiana attending to her constituents' needs.

So, the fact that she built and lives in a 3M mansion in Washington, DC may be much ado about nothing, but the political ads in the next few weeks will be fun to watch.