President Trump will back in the Bayou State next Wednesday for a rally in Monroe for Eddie Rispone. The rally is set for 7 PM.
Trump last visited Louisiana October 11th in Lake Charles, the Friday night before primary voting began. ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says he’s heading to another of the state’s reddest locales.
“President Trump has the ability to remind voters to turn out and vote, and perhaps motivate a few more Republicans to support Eddie Rispone,” says Stockley.
Recent independent polls show Edwards closing in on 50 percent. Stockley says if Rispone wants to win, he needs to sure up disillusioned Ralph Abraham voters. A Presidential rally could do just that.
“These disappointed Republicans are not going to vote for Governor Edwards, but they do run the risk of staying home,” says Stockley. “Eddie Rispone cannot beat Governor Edwards if Representative Abraham’s voters do not show up.”
Monroe is in the 5th Congressional district, which is represented by Congressman Ralph Abraham. Abraham will be in attendance.
Stockley does not expect attendance to be as high as the President’s previous rally in Lake Charles do to the difference in population levels, but it won’t be a small affair.
“You are in a very conservative part of the state so I think that there will still be a very healthy turnout,” says Stockley.
The Commander in Chief holds an approval rating in the low 50s statewide according to recent polls.
