Crooked incumbent William Jefferson, caught on tape accepting bribes and found in possession of large, unexplained sums of cash, faces 12 opponents in November. Melinda DeSlatte of the Associated Press explains:
U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose Washington office was raided by the FBI amid a federal bribery investigation, will face a dozen challengers in the November election.
The official sign-up period for Louisiana's Nov. 7 congressional election ended Friday. In Louisiana, there are no earlier party primaries; if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote on Election Day, the top two go to a December runoff.Although some are lesser-knowns, a few challengers carry significant name recognition, political ties and fundraising potential that could lead the eight-term Democrat into his first hard-fought race in years.
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Wow, the guy is on tape taking payoffs, he commandeers National Guardsmen trying to save people after Katrina to take him to get stuff {$$$$} from his house, he has all this cash and never worked a day in his life, and yet, the people in his district might reelect him?
Does this say something about the ethical standards of Democrats? Or am I hopelessly old-fashioned for using the words "ethical" and "Democrats" in the same sentence?
With 12 opponents, this could be an expensive campaign. Rep. Jefferson may need another freezer full of money.
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