Democrat linked to Obama and Pelosi wins Congressional seat in Louisiana


	Democrat linked to Obama and Pelosi wins Congressional seat in Louisiana

BobbyRutan

5-4-2008 4:59 AM

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being linked to obama and pelosi results in a win

BobbyRutan says:

The Obama campaign has said that it would run a 50 state campaign aiding down ticket candidates in the election bids in November.

The republicans "misunderestimate" the populaces desire to lessen their influence in national politics.

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