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<title><![CDATA[Melinda Deslatte - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/27729.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Melinda Deslatte]]></description><category domain="27729">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards Wins Reelection in Louisiana]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Deep in the heart of the conservative South, Louisiana'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s voters reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, shocking Republicans who had hoped to reclaim the seat on the strength of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s popularity.
With his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Louisiana's Democratic Governor Forced Into Runoff]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/14/louisianas_democratic_governor_forced_into_runoff_141489.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' quest for a second term as the Deep South'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters denied him an outright primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election.
The incumbent'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Sweep Louisiana Runoffs, Ending 2016 Elections]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/11/republicans_sweep_louisiana_runoffs_ending_2016_elections_132543.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The 2016 campaign season has finally ended, with Louisiana's runoff election cementing Republican control of the U.S. Senate. The GOP also is holding onto the two U.S. House seats that were undecided going into the state's runoff election.
Republican state...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Louisiana Gov. Jindal Looks Ready to Jump Into 2016 Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/06/24/louisiana_gov_jindal_looks_ready_to_jump_into_2016_race_127100.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal appears ready to launch a long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination that rests on courtship of evangelical voters and his reputation as a man of ideas.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
The 44-year-old, two-term governor begins without the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Louisiana Governor Forms Presidential Exploratory Committee]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/05/18/louisiana_governor_forms_presidential_exploratory_committee_126627.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took another step toward running for president Monday, announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to consider a GOP campaign and suggesting the nation needs a leader with the "ideas to change our country's future."
As he has...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Weighing 2016 Bid, Jindal to Meet With Pastors in Iowa]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/01/06/weighing_2016_bid_jindal_to_meet_with_pastors_in_iowa_125160.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal returns to Iowa on Tuesday to meet with local pastors and again look for support among Christian evangelicals for a possible White House campaign.
The stated reason for Jindal's trip is to talk about his headlining appearance later...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Embraces Technology in Louisiana Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/09/25/gop_embraces_technology_in_louisiana_senate_race_124100.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Dustin Brewster's door-knocking journey across a Baton Rouge neighborhood zigged - then zagged.
After each home, he looked down at his phone, found his next target and approached another, armed with a list of questions and a pocketful of placards promoting...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vitter to Decide on Governor's Race by January]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/12/04/vitter_to_decide_on_governors_race_by_january_120850.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After months of dodging the talk, Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Tuesday that he is considering a run for governor in 2015 and plans to decide by next month.
Vitter told The Associated Press that he is sending an email to supporters Wednesday and is in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Landrieu Stung by Rollout of Health Law]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/11/11/landrieu_stung_by_rollout_of_health_law_120630.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Mary Landrieu needs some good news from the federal health care law '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and soon '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' or an issue that's already tricky for the Democratic U.S. senator's 2014 re-election bid threatens to become a tough hurdle for her campaign.
The federally-run website...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[14 Candidates in 5th District Congressional Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/22/14_candidates_in_5th_district_congressional_race_119680.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Melinda Deslatte</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Fourteen candidates signed up for the October election to fill the 5th District congressional seat representing northeast and central Louisiana before the registration deadline Wednesday, including a former congressman.
Clyde Holloway, a Republican from...]]></description>
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