No, the Louisiana election was not a warning sign for 2020. Here’s why Democrats are wrong – By Giancarlo Sopo (The Blaze) / Nov 17 2019
They’re learning the wrong lessons from the race
To the victor go the spoils.
Democrats celebrated last night after John Bel Edwards was re-elected as governor in Louisiana—justifiably so. Not only is Edwards the sole Democratic governor in the south, his opponent, businessman Eddie Rispone, had the full backing of the White House. In fact, President Trump made three trips to Louisiana in the weeks leading up to Saturday’s election to boost the GOP challenger and held a rally in Bossier City for him on Thursday.
Edwards pulled off a narrow 2.6-point victory over Rispone yesterday, and some Democratic pundits are saying this is an ominous sign for Trump and Republicans heading into the 2020 election.
Democrats are overstating the election’s significance
Former Hillary Clinton staffer Charlotte Clymer pinned the GOP’s recent losses in Kentucky and Louisiana on Trump. “Let’s be absolutely clear,” she remarked on Twitter, “the Republican candidates in Kentucky and Louisiana had excellent chances of winning UNTIL they did rallies with Donald Trump prior to their respective elections.”
Democratic pundit Chris Hale described the election result as “a stunning rebuke to Trump in the Deep South” and progressive activist Amy Siskind exclaimed “This changes everything!”
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