President Trump is once again in Louisiana tonight, where he’ll rally Republicans at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City to vote for Eddie Rispone in Saturday’s run-off.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Rispone won’t win unless he can get enough conservative votes in north Louisiana, and this is his chance to get it done.
“Donald Trump is the energizer bunny, and that is what they hope will happen here in Louisiana, energize Republicans to go out and vote for Rispone,” says Pinsonat.
It’s the President’s third trip to the Bayou State for the campaign, having previously visited Lake Charles before the primary in October, and Monroe last week.
The visit is part of a last-second voter turnout effort that may be the deciding factor in the run-off.
“Edwards is doing it, the Republicans are doing it, but the Republicans have something that the Democrats don’t have and that is a sitting President who happens to be very popular in Louisiana,” says Pinsonat.
A recent Edgewater poll shows an incredibly tight 49-49 race.
Trump is expected to tear into Governor Edwards once again at the rally, and despite a salvo of brutally partisan attacks, Edwards has not returned fire. Pinsonat says it’s the right move politically.
“By not attacking Trump he doesn’t give Republican voters an excuse to go out and vote against him,” says Pinsonat.
