This Saturday, Louisiana US Senate candidate, John Kennedy discussed with Bayoubuzz the main issues in his race for US Senator—Congress, Mary Landrieu (his opponent) and earmarks.
Kennedy, the current Louisiana treasurer qualified for office last week.
It appears that the thrust of his strategy against his opponent is that Washington is broken and that the blame goes to Congress.Democrats control Congress.Kennedy was a Democrat until converting to the Republican Party and then declared his candidacy.
Kennedy Talk About Washington
When asked about his opponent, Kennedy included her in the Democratic group and said that she was part of the problem that needed to be fixed.
Kennedy talks about Sen. Landrieu
Kennedy also discussed “earmarks” and compared that vehicle compared to funding for projects such as Katrina rebuild.He said that most of the earmarks were hidden in various bills and that needed to be changed.
Kennedy Talk About Earmarks
On a related matter, Friends of Mary Landrieu, the campaign committee for United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today released the final fundraising totals for the second quarter of 2008. According to her campaign, Sen. Landrieu outraised all opponents while setting a record for single-quarter fundraising for a Senator seeking re-election. She says she has more than twice as much cash on hand as all of her opponents.
