CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • LA-01: Special Closed Primary Results

    Gilda Reeds Democratic Nomination By Landslide; Scalise and Burns Face Run-Off 5,083 30% M. V. “Vinny” Mendoza, D – 11,721 70% Gilda Reed, D – 9,631 28% “Tim” Burns, R – 7,388 21% “Ben” Morris, R – 16,799 48% “Steve” Scalise, R – 932 3% David Simpson, R – Parish-by-Parish: Parish M. V. “Vinny” Mendoza Gilda Reed Jefferson, 161 of 161 Click here for Results by Precinct 1,796 3,747 Orleans, 50 of 50 Click here for Results by Precinct 198 544 St. Charles, 9 of 9 Click here for Results by Precinct 69 113 St. Tammany, 158 of 158 Click…

  • Landrieu Ranked 10th Most Effective in United States Senate

    From Jay Howser, Senator Landrieu’s campaign manager: Dear Lamar,   The 2008 Congressional Power Rankings from the non-partisan Congress.org are in, and Louisiana’s Senator Mary Landrieu is rated among the most effective members of the U.S. Senate. Senator Landrieu was ranked 10th in the Senate in the legislation category, which measures her effectiveness and success in navigating the legislative process and achieving results. Her overall “Power Score” of 32.67 is almost twice the average of the entire Louisiana delegation. This is great recognition of Senator Landrieu’s outstanding accomplishments, something all Louisiana can be proud of. Her high ranking reflects her…

  • Hypothetical Presidential Race Results

    According to a poll SurveyUSA conducted on 26-28 FEB, McCain will carry our state in the upcoming Presidential race: if Democrats nominate Barack Obama, McCain wins Louisiana 54-39;  if Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton, McCain wins 51-41.  Clinton is more competitive than Obama by a five point margin, which is larger than the poll’s margin of error of 4.1%.   The poll’s crosstabs provide a few explanations for Clinton’s ability to wage a more competitive race against McCain in Louisiana than Obama:  Clinton wins women voters 47-45, while McCain wins this constituency 51-42 when matched against Obama;  Clinton wins registered Democrats with a 38 point margin, while Obama…