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New Orleans shocker: Jefferson loses to a Republican

This must be in Revelation somewhere, right?  Right???  From Yahoo News:

In the 2nd Congressional District, which includes most of New Orleans, Republican attorney Anh “Joseph” Cao won 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson’s 47 percent and will become the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. His only previous political experience was an unsuccessful 2007 bid for a seat in the state legislature.

Here’s a gem of a quote from one of Cold Cash Jefferson’s loyal constituents:

New Orleans voters had long been loyal to Jefferson, re-electing him in 2006 even after news of the bribery scandal broke. Late-night TV comics made him the butt of jokes after federal agents said they found $90,000 in alleged bribe money hidden in his freezer.

“People are innocent until proven guilty,” said Faye Leggins, 54, an educator and Democrat who moved back to the city six months ago and still has fresh memories of Hurricane Katrina. She voted for Jefferson on Saturday. “He has enough seniority, so he can do a lot to redevelop this city.”

Wrong, Toots.  That maxim applies to a criminal trial’s conviction (which still remains to be seen), not to an election.  Ted Stevens (R-AK) just found that out the hard way, too.

Maybe there’s hope for the Big Sleazy yet!

December 7, 2008 Posted by crushliberalism | Louisiana | 1 Comment