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DEBATE REVIEWS: Vitter 'refuses to answer' questions on 'most important experience' of his life

DEBATE REVIEWS: Vitter ‘refuses to answer’ questions on ‘most important experience’ of his life  At tonight’s gubernatorial debate, David Vitter described the DC Madam scandal as “the most important experience of my life,” but still “refused to answer [the] moderator’s questions on prostitution allegations.” When asked directly for the first time, Vitter chose not to explain…

DEBATE REVIEWS: Vitter 'refuses to answer' questions on 'most important experience' of his life 

At tonight’s gubernatorial debate, David Vitter described the DC Madam scandal as “the most important experience of my life,” but still “refused to answer [the] moderator’s questions on prostitution allegations.” When asked directly for the first time, Vitter chose not to explain why he missed a vote to honor 28 fallen soldiers on the same…

DGA Releases Website: ‘Vitter’s House of Lies’

DGA Releases Website: ‘Vitter’s House of Lies’ New Site Launches on Day of Gubernatorial Debate  Today, as David Vitter prepares to take the debate stage, the Democratic Governors Association launched a new website highlighting some of the lies on which Republican Senator David Vitter has built his 23-year political career. The DGA website, ‘Vitter’s House…

David Vitter's Duck Dynasty

David Vitter’s Duck Dynasty Today, Jared Leopold, Communications Director for the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement on David Vitter’s latest TV ad with Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson.  “For 16 straight years in Washington, David Vitter’s dynasty has been ducking, lying and deceiving voters. So it’s no surprise that today David Vitter launched…

LA-GOV DEBATE REVIEWS: David Vitter ‘Uncomfortable’ on Scandals, ‘Storms Out of Studio'

LA-GOV DEBATE REVIEWS: David Vitter ‘Uncomfortable’ on Scandals, ‘Storms Out of Studio’ Tonight’s debate in Louisiana cut deep for David Vitter — and then he cut-and-ran from the studio to avoid reporters. According to Louisiana political analysts, Vitter “is very uncomfortable” about the scandals swirling around his campaign, which he was unable to escape in…

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Vitter looking ‘increasingly desperate,’ LA-GOV ‘becoming a referendum on David Vitter'

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Vitter looking ‘increasingly desperate,’ LA-GOV ‘becoming a referendum on David Vitter’ The reviews are in on David Vitter’s last-minute mea culpa ad. Louisiana and national outlets agree: ‘Hard Times’ is not just the name of Vitter’s ad, it’s an apt description of the state of his campaign. Vitter’s ad comes as early…

HARD TIMES: 5 QUESTIONS DAVID VITTER’S AD DOESN’T ANSWER

HARD TIMES: 5 QUESTIONS DAVID VITTER’S AD DOESN’T ANSWER 1. What part of John Bel Edwards’s ad is untrue? 2. Where was David Vitter on the day of February 27, 2001, instead of voting to honor 28 fallen soldiers? 3. Did David Vitter break the law? 4. Why was David Vitter’s private investigator illegally taping a sheriff in a Metairie coffee shop? 5. Why…

Throwback Thursday: RGA Calls Dardenne a ‘Strong Conservative Leader’

Throwback Thursday: RGA Calls Dardenne a ‘Strong Conservative Leader’   Republican Governors Association statement on October 22, 2015:  “Louisi­ana voters have three strong con­ser­vat­ive lead­ers to choose from to be their next gov­ernor in Dav­id Vit­ter, Jay Dardenne and Scott An­gelle.” [National Journal, 10/22/15] Statement from RNC Chair Reince Priebus today: “This news is extremely disappointing…

DGA Statement on Kentucky Results

Today, DGA Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson issued the following statement on the Kentucky governor’s race: “Attorney General Jack Conway ran a strong campaign focused on the issues that matter to Kentuckians: good schools, good-paying jobs and economic opportunity,” Pearson said. “Unfortunately, he ran into the unexpected headwinds of Trump-mania, losing to an outsider candidate in the year…

New Poll shows Edwards leading Vitter in Louisiana runoff