Here’s an interesting article about the Republican, Joseph Cao, who beat William Jefferson, it was published before the election. I thought this was pretty funny, the Republicans should use it a lot in 2010 🙂

Running against an entrenched incumbent doesn’t faze Cao. “The election of Barack Obama suggests that people are willing to cross party and racial lines to vote for the person they think is best for the country and will bring accountability back into politics.”

I guess he was right because he won in a heavily Democratic and black district! If I had read the article before the election, I wouldn’t have bet he’d win.
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