LOUISIANA | 9 Electoral Votes |
Sen. John Kerry got his campaign
here started in proper style, chowing on crawfish at Deanie's Restaurant
in the French Quarter during a visit shortly before the March 9 primary.
There were a couple of other visits in April and May and the campaign went
up with advertising starting on May 4. But for all this activity,
the Bush campaign had enough confidence to deploy its executive director,
Jason Hebert, to Colorado in mid-June 2004. Eventually, the Democratic
campaign pulled its resources out of Louisiana -- there were no visits
by the principals after Kerry's speech to the National Baptist Convention
on September 9 and no advertising in the Fall. The Republican principals
made a few sporadic visits, many of which were fundraising related.
Democrats were disappointed by the decision to pull out but volunteers
nonetheless continued to work long hours through to Election Day.
Eileen Loh Harrist.
"Red Office, Blue Office" Gambit
Weekly. Nov. 2, 2004.
Bush-Cheney '04 | Kerry-Edwards 2004 |
Organization details... | details... |
Bush-Cheney
'04, Inc.
State Chair: Pat Brister Exec. Director: Jason Hebert (through mid-June) Scott Levy Victory '04 Director: Ryan Booth Republican Party of Louisiana
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Kerry-Edwards
2004, Inc.
State Director: Dana Peterson Comm. Director: Renee Lapeyrolerie Louisiana Victory 2004 Director: Lexi Thompson Louisiana Democratic Party
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Travel
BUSH-CHENEY | KERRY-EDWARDS |
Eight Months (March 2-Nov. 2, 2004) | |
George
W. Bush - 1 visit, 1 day
Dick Cheney - 3 visits, 3 days Laura Bush - 2 visits, 2 days |
John
Kerry - 4 visits, 4 days
John Edwards - 2 visits, 2 days Teresa Heinz Kerry (solo) - 1 visit, 2 days Elizabeth Edwards (solo) - 0 visits |
Newspaper Endorsements
BUSH | KERRY |
Third Party and Independent
More Candidate Visits
NADER
October 29, 2004
Press Conference and Campaign
Speech at Loyola University in New Orleans.
August 27, 2004
Editorial Board Meeting
at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.
Campaign Speech at Tulane
Law School in New Orleans.
BADNARIK
July 30-31, 2004
July 30
Appears with David Cobb
on WTIX’s "Ringside Politics" talk show in Metairie.
July 31
State Libertarian party
convention; speaks at Radisson Hotel in New Orleans.
COBB
July 30, 2004
Appears with Michael Badnarik
on WTIX’s "Ringside Politics" talk show in Metairie.
House party in the French
Quarter.
October 9-10, 2004
- Start of "Justice Tour" through the South...
Oct. 9
House party at 919 Lyons
Street in New Orleans.
Oct. 10
Speaks at LSU in Baton Rouge.
Is the celebrity bartender
at Molly's in New Orleans.
Copyright © 2005 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.
...U.S. Senate |