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2014 U.S. Senate runoff election in Louisiana
Runoff General Election Date
December 6, 2014
Primary Date
November 4, 2014
December 6 Runoff Election Winner:
Bill Cassidy Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Mary Landrieu Democratic Party
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Republican candidate:
Bill Cassidy Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean R[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely R[2]

Issues in this election:
•Keystone Pipeline • Healthcare 
• Connections to Pres. Obama
• Social Security • Media 
• Voting analysis and trends
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Bill Cassidy (R) defeated incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu (D) in the December 6 runoff election to win the Senate seat that had been held by Democrats for almost 132 consecutive years.[3] With Landrieu's loss, there will no longer be a Democratic senator or governor in the Deep South.[4]

Journalist and observer of Southern life, Curtis Wilkie said, "I can't remember it being any gloomier for Democrats in the South than it is today. ...I just don't see anything good for them on the horizon."[4] Landrieu joined Sen. Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.) on the list of ousted Southern, Democratic incumbents.

In his victory speech Cassidy said, "This victory happened because people in Louisiana voted for a government that serves us, that does not tell us what to do."[5]

After a failed attempt to pass legislation approving the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and distance herself from President Barack Obama and his administration's energy policies, Landrieu's path to winning re-election become even more difficult.[6] According to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, "Nearly six in 10 of Louisiana's voters said Landrieu votes with Obama too often."[7]

Landrieu also had difficulty finding support from her party. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) decided to cancel all of their advertisements for Landrieu ahead of the runoff election.[8] Without the help of the DSCC, Landrieu relied on the support of former Secretary of State and potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who held a fundraiser for Landrieu on December 1.[9] Landrieu also relied on the support of her brother, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Cedric Richmond who appeared on the campaign trail, as did Stevie Wonder, who performed at a December 1 event.[10]

Cassidy received support from potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Marco Rubio, former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Rick Perry, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Dr. Ben Carson and former Sen. Rick Santorum. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Sen. John McCain, former Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Tim Scott also endorsed Cassidy.[10][11][12]

In a final push to retain her Senate seat, Landrieu focused on a controversy concerning Cassidy's position with Louisiana State University's medical program. She argued that Cassidy billed taxpayers for work that he did not perform for LSU. At a campaign event Landrieu said, "I'm running against a guy who is hiding. And now we know why - because he was double-dipping at the taxypayer expense."[13]

During the Dec. 1 debate, Cassidy addressed the allegation by saying, “It’s very simple, these charges are absolutely false."[13]

Robert Mann, political science professor at Louisiana State University, commented on the race saying, “I hate to put it this way because a lot of those people are friends, but I don’t know anybody outside of the Landrieu campaign that thinks they have a chance of winning. I have not seen anybody sketch out to me a credible path to victory for her that doesn’t involve Cassidy being struck by lightning."[14] The race was rated a "Likely Republican" contest by Sabato's Crystal Ball and a "Likely GOP" contest by Real Clear Politics.[15][16]

Candidates

See also: United States Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014

December 6 general election

November 4 primary election

Withdrew from race

Declined to run

Election results

December 6 runoff

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Mary Landrieu Incumbent 44.1% 561,210
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Cassidy 55.9% 712,379
Total Votes 1,273,589
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

November 4 election

Issues

Voting with party

See also: Voting analysis and trends
  • Landrieu voted with the Democratic Party 87.4 percent of the time, which ranked 44th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of November 2014.[31]
  • Cassidy voted with the Republican Party 95.0 percent of the time, which ranked 79th among the 233 House Republican members as of November 2014.[32]


Barack Obama

See also: United States Senate runoff election in Louisiana, 2014/Barack Obama

During the 2014 midterm elections, Republicans aimed to tie their opponents to President Barack Obama, and Cassidy continued to do so on the campaign trail. Cassidy, who was vocal in his opposition to Obama, frequently repeated that his opponent, Landrieu, voted with Obama 97 percent of the time, and it proved to be effective. According to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, "Nearly six in 10 of Louisiana's voters said Landrieu votes with Obama too often."[7] Landrieu, who ranked 44th in the liberal rankings in 2013, stood by her vote with Obama on the Affordable Care Act, but she criticized him for not supporting the Keystone XL Pipeline.[33]


Keystone XL Pipeline

See also: United States Senate runoff in Louisiana, 2014/Keystone Pipeline

Long-time supporters of the Keystone XL Pipeline, Landrieu and Cassidy spear-headed the effort to approve the completion of the project. The House passed Cassidy's bill, H.R.5682, by a vote of 252-161 on November 14, but the pipeline bill was defeated in the Senate 59-41 on November 18.[34] Landrieu and Cassidy were vocal in their support for the completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline because of the economic benefits to the citizens of Louisiana.[35]


Healthcare

See also: United States Senate runoff election in Louisiana, 2014/Healthcare

According to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, healthcare was the most important issue to voters in Louisiana with the economy coming in a close second. The exit poll found that "Landrieu voters made up 57 percent of those who gave health care the top spot. Those who chose the economy split between Cassidy and Landrieu, with about 45 percent supporting the challenger and 42 percent the incumbent."[7] The Affordable Care Act and Medicare/ Medicaid were major issues in the November 4 "jungle primary" and runoff election. Landrieu voted for and continued to support the Affordable Care Act, while Cassidy opposed the legislation and created an eight step plan for reforming the healthcare system. Landrieu was a strong supporter of Medicaid, while Cassidy argued that Congress should "modernize Medicaid's financing."[36]


Social Security

See also: United States Senate runoff election in Louisiana, 2014/Social Security

Landrieu, a strong supporter of Social Security, was critical of Cassidy's support for raising the age at which an individual receives Social Security benefits from 65 to 70. Cassidy voted for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, H.Con.Res.96, which proposed gradually increasing the retirement age for Social Security. During an October debate Cassidy defended his vote saying, "This was previously done by Tip O'Neill and Ronald Reagan, and the fact that people don't talk about it is because it happened so — it just didn't hurt anybody. If you pick an age in which someone's 40 now, and they would become eligible [for Social Security] at 67 and a month. If they're 39 they become eligible at 67 and two months. ... They have time to plan for their change in retirement, but for those who are currently on, those about to be, nothing changes."[37] After the debate, Landrieu's campaign created the website 70WillHurt.com, which attacked Cassidy's record on Medicare and Social Security.


Outside involvement

See also: Potential 2016 presidential candidates' involvement

Cassidy received support from major GOP figures and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates throughout the runoff election, while Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) did not receive help from national Democrats until shortly before Election Day.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) decided to cancel all of their advertisements for Landrieu ahead of the runoff election. Without the help of the DSCC, Landrieu relied on the support of former Secretary of State and potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who held a fundraiser for Landrieu on December 1.[9] New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Cedric Richmond were also early supporters who appeared on the campaign trail with Landrieu, as did Stevie Wonder, who performed at a December 1 event.[10] The list of late-arriving Landrieu supporters included: former Sen. John Breaux, Rep. Corrine Brown, Sen. Tom Carper, Rep. Marcia Fudge, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Joe Manchin, Sen. Bill Nelson, Rep. Bobby Scott and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.[38]

Heading into the December 6 runoff election, potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates and other party leaders endorsed Cassidy and provided support to his campaign. The list of Republican supporters included: Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Marco Rubio, former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Rick Perry, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Dr. Ben Carson and former Sen. Rick Santorum. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Sen. John McCain, former Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. Charles Boustany, Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen.-elect Joni Ernst, Rep. John Fleming, former Rep. Jeff Landry, Rep. Steve Scalise and Sen. David Vitter also threw their support behind Cassidy.[10][11][12][38]


Noteworthy events

Accusations of financial misconduct

Landrieu called for Cassidy to bring records that documented the hours he worked for Louisiana State University's medical school to a televised debate on Dec. 1 in Baton Rouge. According to The Advocate, "Landrieu’s campaign alleges Cassidy double-dipped and committed fraud in taking $20,000 a year for a part-time job teaching resident physicians at the LSU medical school operations in Baton Rouge. Sixteen months of time sheets show that Cassidy worked fewer than eight hours a week, which presumably would be 20 percent of a full-time schedule."[39] Cassidy did not bring the documents to the debate, and LSU is reviewing his time sheets.

Cassidy explained that the time sheets did not account for all of the time he spent working with medical students, lecturing and advising healthcare workers. He said, “There are a variety of responsibilities you have. There’s a nurse practitioner who runs the hepatitis clinics in the prison system, I’m a collaborating physician, and she calls me about x-rays … I have medical students and residents who do internships in D.C., saw one last night."[40]

During the debate Landrieu argued, "[If he goes to the Senate] he will be doing a lot more than fighting President Obama, he will be fighting subpoenas because he padded his payroll, he took money without accounting for it…he did not account for his work and he will not turn over his records. This is a real serious issue."[41]

Cassidy addressed the allegation by saying, “It’s very simple, these charges are absolutely false."[41]

Landrieu's "Air Mary" controversy was also addressed during the debate. In 2012, Landrieu took two in-state flights that had multiple campaign-related stops. Both flights were paid for by her Senate office instead of from campaign coffers. These were not the first travel-related expenditure questions which led Republicans to nickname her "Air Mary."[42]

When asked about billing taxpayers for campaign flights Landrieu said, “I’ve turned over all the records. It was a bookkeeping error and I take full responsibility for it. It has been fully paid."[41]

Dec. 1 debate

Landrieu and Cassidy met in Baton Rouge for the first and only debate before the runoff election. Each candidate quickly went on the attack, with Landrieu accusing Cassidy of "padd[ing] his payroll" and Cassidy accusing Landrieu of deceiving the American people about the Affordable Care Act.[41] The candidates also explained their stances on various issues, including the Obama Administration, the Keystone XL Pipeline, healthcare, abortion and welfare.

"Dr. Double Dip" & "Air Mary"
During the debate Landrieu commented on a controversy concerning Cassidy's position with Louisiana State University's medical program. Landrieu gave Cassidy the nickname "Dr. Double Dip," which Cassidy explained that he saw on Landrieu's debate notes. Landrieu argued, "[If he goes to the Senate] he will be doing a lot more than fighting President Obama, he will be fighting subpoenas because he padded his payroll, he took money without accounting for it…he did not account for his work and he will not turn over his records. This is a real serious issue."[41]

Cassidy addressed the allegation by saying, “It’s very simple, these charges are absolutely false."[41] He also added, "I love treating patients. I love teaching. And I’m the only liver specialist in the LSU system. So I bring value.”[43]

Landrieu's "Air Mary" controversy was also addressed during the debate. In 2012, Landrieu took two in-state flights that had multiple campaign-related stops. Both flights were paid for by her Senate office instead of from campaign coffers. These were not the first travel-related expenditure questions which led Republicans to nickname her "Air Mary."[44] When asked about billing taxpayers for campaign flights Landrieu said, “I’ve turned over all the records. It was a bookkeeping error and I take full responsibility for it. It has been fully paid."[41]

Obama
Cassidy aimed to tie Landrieu to Obama. He said, “Families are struggling because of the Obama-Landrieu agenda. Sen. Landrieu supports President Obama 97 percent of the time…if Sen. Landrieu represents President Obama, I represent you.”[41]

Cassidy also criticized Landrieu for the racially charged comments Landrieu made in an interview with NBC News.[45] Cassidy said, “Sen. Landrieu made statement that somehow Barack Obama wasn’t being viewed favorably because we have a history of racism in the South. I think just because you disagree with the president doesn’t make you a racist. And I will point out that when Landrieu said by implication that we’re racist and sexist, she’s been elected to public office since I was in college, so I think we’ve made progress.”[46]

Landrieu accused Cassidy of taking her words out of context and said, “One of the problems that Bill Cassidy has is he makes things up as he goes along. He’s made up this story about him being a doctor for the poor when he’s padding his own payroll and he’s made up the statement that I’ve said that anyone was a racist. Do you know what I said? I said the South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans, and it’s also been a region that’s not quickly recognized the leadership of women. I will make no apology for something that is a historical fact.”[46]

Keystone XL Pipeline
The candidates discussed the importance of the Keystone XL Pipeline to Louisianians. Cassidy was able to get what he referred to as the "Cassidy bill" to pass in the House. Although Landrieu was unsuccessful in getting the Senate to pass the bill, Landrieu said, “I wish it would have passed, but we got it up for a vote in the Senate. That’s the leadership I bring. When I get back to the Senate, we will pass the Keystone Pipeline.”[41]

Healthcare
Each candidate was allowed to ask the other one question, and Cassidy chose to ask Landrieu about former healthcare adviser Jonathan Gruber who said, "it was the 'stupidity of the American voter' that helped the Obama administration pass the Affordable Care Act."[47] According to The Hill, "Cassidy asked Landrieu when she knew the administration was being deceitful in passing Obamacare. . . and if she’d vote for it again."[47]

Landrieu responded, “If he didn’t have this issue to talk about he wouldn’t have any issue to talk about. That’s all he has talked about this whole campaign.”[47]

After Cassidy repeated his question, Landrieu said that “the law is not perfect and needs to be improved." She also said, “It’s hearbreaking to me that he would claim to be a doctor for the poor, but when they come to him he closes the door and then he pads his own paycheck with their money. It is really, really outrageous and I hope that people will look into that record.”[47]

Cassidy responded, saying, “My question was unanswered."[47]

Throughout the campaign Cassidy was critical of the Affordable Care Act, but during the debate he acknowledged that “There are portions of [the law] that can be repurposed.”[48] He stated his support for the provision of the Affordable Care Act that allowed individuals to stay on their parents' healthcare plans until they are 26 years old. He said, “The provision for someone who’s 26 and younger to stay on their parents was actually a Republican idea."[49]

Abortion
When asked about their stances on abortion, Landrieu said she is more of a pro-choice candidate, while Cassidy labeled himself a pro-life candidate.

Landrieu explained her pro-choice stance saying, “I believe that the government should not make the choice; that’s why I fall more under the label of pro-choice than pro-life. These labels are not very accurate.” Although Landrieu said, "abortion in almost every case is immoral," she expressed her support for abortions after 20 weeks.[41]

Cassidy argued that abortions should only be performed when the mother’s life is at risk and reiterated his opposition to abortion. Drawing on his experience as a doctor, he explained that he strongly opposes late-term abortions. He said, “The child who is born at Week 20 can survive outside the womb.”[41] Cassidy supported a House bill that would have restricted abortions after 20 weeks.[50]

Welfare and drug testing
Landrieu and Cassidy disagreed on whether citizens receiving welfare benefits should be drug tested. According to Politico, Landrieu "thinks it’s unfair to require parents on welfare to get drug tested. She said there’s 'no evidence' that people on public assistance use drugs disproportionately to the rest of the population and argued that rich people who get special tax breaks should get tested too if the needy do." She added, “Beating up on the poor is not going to solve the problems of our country.”[41]

Cassidy expressed his support for drug testing welfare recipients. He said, “If you give a measure of accountability … you save their lives. It’s not generous to a person to allow them to continue in a self-destructive lifestyle.”[41]

Media

See also: Media involvement in the race

At least seven groups ran ads against Landrieu tying her to Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) and criticizing her for her stances on gun control, abortion, the Affordable Care Act and immigration. Cassidy also ran ads promising to oppose Obama's energy policies, his amnesty plan and the Affordable Care Act. Landrieu's first ad, "Whoa," featured Cassidy giving a speech that the narrator called "incoherent." Landrieu also released ads that criticized Cassidy's positions on social security, raising the minimum wage and equal pay for women and accused him of cutting $86 million dollars from Louisiana's schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires. Louisiana's Democratic Central Committee also ran a radio spot for Landrieu. The narrator in the ad said, "They have shown our president so much disrespect. From playing the race card in commercials, talking about trying to impeach him, to lying about the progress the country has made under his leadership. The president needs you to have you have his back, now more than ever."[51]


Polls

December 6 Runoff
Poll Mary Landrieu Bill CassidyMargin of ErrorSample Size
IWV/GEB International
November 20, 2014
 34%60%+/-3.4850
JMC Analytics
November 20, 2014
 38%53%+/-3.6734
Rasmussen Reports
November 16-19, 2014
 41%56%+/-3.01,000
Vox Populi
November 16-17, 2014
 42%53%+/-3.55761
Gravis Marketing
November 12-14, 2014
 38%59%+/-4.0643
Magellan Strategies
November 12, 2014
 40.5%56.6%+/-2.21,917
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org


Campaign donors

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season.

Mary Landrieu

  • According to first quarter campaign finance reports from April 2013, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) had already raised $1.2 million and had $3.5 million cash-on-hand.[59]
  • According to reports from January 2014, incumbent Mary Landrieu outraised her opponents in the Senate race, bringing in nearly $1.4 million in the previous fundraising quarter, from October, November and December 2013.[60]
  • Landrieu’s campaign announced on January 8, 2014, that Landrieu had nearly $6.4 million in her campaign account.[60][61]

Bill Cassidy

  • On January 7, 2014, Bill Cassidy (R) announced that he raised $1 million and had nearly $4.2 million cash on hand.[60]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 SENATE ELECTION RESULTS BY RACE RATING," accessed November 3, 2014
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed November 24, 2014
  3. ↑ Bloomberg.com, "By the Numbers: Half of the Senators Who Voted for Obamacare Will be Gone in 2015," accessed December 8, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN, "The plight of the Southern Democrat," accessed December 4, 2014
  5. ↑ Islandpacket.com, "Last of Senate's Deep South Democrats defeated," accessed December 8, 2014
  6. ↑ USA Today, "Landrieu keeps Obama at arm's length in re-election race," accessed October 9, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Shreveport Times, "Exit poll in Louisiana: economy, health care top issues," accessed November 13, 2014
  8. ↑ Politico, "Democrats bail on Mary Landrieu," November 6, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 NOLA.com, "Hillary Clinton hosting New York fundraiser for Mary Landrieu," accessed November 26, 2014
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 The Hill, "‘Hail Mary’ Landrieu falls flat," accessed November 24, 2014
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 BillCassidy.com, "Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Endorses Bill Cassidy For U.S. Senate," accessed December 4, 2014
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Hill, "Landrieu protests Cassidy’s quiet leave from campaign trail," accessed December 4, 2014
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Reuters, "Republicans seem poised to expand Senate majority with Louisiana race," accessed December 4, 2014
  14. ↑ Washington Times, "Mary Landrieu, Bill Cassidy faceoff in final debate," accessed December 2, 2014
  15. ↑ Center for Politics, "2014 Senate election results," accessed November 24, 2014
  16. ↑ Real Clear Politics, "Battle for the Senate," accessed November 24, 2014
  17. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed December 6, 2014
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Roll Call "Louisiana: Cassidy Challenging Landrieu" accessed April 9, 2013
  20. ↑ The Times-Picayune "Sen. Mary Landrieu's new challenger: Air Force veteran from Madisonville" accessed May 17, 2013
  21. ↑ The Advocate, "RNC launches anti-Landrieu ads," accessed January 13, 2014
  22. ↑ Louisiana Politics, "Another Republican Legislator Thinking About Senate Run," accessed October 28, 2013
  23. ↑ Politico, "GOPer jumps in to La. race for Senate," accessed December 30, 2013
  24. ↑ The Hill, "Louisiana Senate field narrows," accessed July 14, 2014
  25. ↑ NOLA.com, "Former Congressman Jeff Landry announces run for Louisiana attorney general," accessed February 25, 2014
  26. ↑ Shreveport Times, "Seabaugh: Cassidy not conservative enough to beat Landrieu," accessed October 9, 2013
  27. ↑ NOLA.com, "State Rep. Alan Seabaugh won't run for the Senate, endorses Bill Cassidy," accessed November 4, 2013
  28. ↑ Roll Call, "Another Potential Opponent Instead Backs Cassidy in Louisiana," accessed December 3, 2013
  29. ↑ NOLA.com, "Elbert Guillory considering U.S. Senate, Louisiana lieutenant governor run," accessed August 20, 2013
  30. ↑ Shreveport Times "Gov. Bobby Jindal says no to U.S. Senate race in 2014" accessed July 22, 2013
  31. ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," archived March 5, 2016
  32. ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," archived March 5, 2016
  33. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Senate Vote Ratings," accessed July 22, 2014
  34. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "House Passes Bill to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline," accessed November 17, 2014
  35. ↑ USA Today, "Landrieu keeps Obama at arm's length in re-election race," accessed October 9, 2014
  36. ↑ BillCassidy.com, "Medicaid," accessed November 17, 2014
  37. ↑ TalkingPointsMemo, "Will Social Security Attacks On Bill Cassidy Save Mary Landrieu?" accessed November 20, 2014
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 The Advertiser, "Congressional colleagues come to aid of Louisiana candidates," accessed December 5, 2014
  39. ↑ The Advocate, "Mary Landrieu asks Bill Cassidy to bring records to the Monday debate," accessed December 1, 2014
  40. ↑ The Advocate, "Landrieu, Cassidy spar over congressman's LSU income," accessed December 1, 2014
  41. ↑ 41.00 41.01 41.02 41.03 41.04 41.05 41.06 41.07 41.08 41.09 41.10 41.11 41.12 The Hill, "Spending allegations fly in final La. debate," accessed December 2, 2014
  42. ↑ Politico, "Mary Landrieu faces more travel questions," August 18, 2014
  43. ↑ Politico, "Louisiana Senate debate: 10 quotes that mattered," accessed December 2, 2014
  44. ↑ Politico, "Mary Landrieu faces more travel questions," August 18, 2014
  45. ↑ NBCNews.com, "Landrieu on Obama: South Not Always 'Friendliest Place for African-Americans'," accessed November 18, 2014
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 ABC News, "Landrieu and Cassidy Sling Mud About Respective Scandals in Final Debate," accessed December 2, 2014
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 The Hill, "La. Senate candidates spar over Gruber-gate," accessed December 2, 2014
  48. ↑ The Hill, "Spending allegations fly in final La. debate," accessed December 2, 2014
  49. ↑ ABC News, "Landrieu and Cassidy Sling Mud About Respective Scandals in Final Debate," accessed December 2, 2014
  50. ↑ Politico, "Abortion becomes issue in Louisiana Senate race," accessed December 2, 2014
  51. ↑ Bloomberg.com, "The Very Mild Race War in Louisiana's Runoff," accessed November 18, 2014
  52. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2013
  53. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2013
  54. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 29, 2013
  55. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  56. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 16, 2014
  57. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  58. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Run-off Quarterly," accessed December 1, 2014
  59. ↑ Mary Landreiu, "News" accessed April 17, 2013
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 The Advocate, "Mary Landrieu raises $1.4M in latest fundraising period," accessed January 13, 2014
  61. ↑ NOLA.com, "Sen. Mary Landrieu releases most recent campaign finance numbers," accessed January 13, 2014
  62. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
  63. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
  64. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 11, 2013
  65. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
  66. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 12, 2014
  67. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
  68. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed October 22, 2014
  69. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  70. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Run-off," accessed December 4, 2014
  71. ↑ NOLA Defender, "Cassidy Gave to Campaigns for Landrieu, Democrats, Records Show," accessed September 19, 2013
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