Louisiana Democratic Party Director Stephen Handwerk says it’s likely Democratic Presidential contenders Senator Bernie Sanders and former VP Joe Biden will visit the state soon. Handwerk says the race for the Democratic nomination should be competitive through our April 4th primary, and Louisiana’s 54 delegates could be crucial to both campaigns.
“We fully intend to see them come down and make appearances here in Louisiana, and certainly their groups, their social media groups, are exploding today with activity,” says Handwerk.
Handwerk says this is a great opportunity for Democrats who are interested in politics to get their feet wet with their preferred candidate.
“I highly recommend if you want to get involved with the campaigns, certainly get involved right now by reaching out to the individual campaigns, especially their operations right here in Louisiana,” says Handwerk.
The 2020 primary has seen some of the highest Democratic primary turnouts in decades. Handwerk says Louisiana will be no different.
“The record numbers that are coming in are incredibly inspiring and certainly I think shows a lot about what November is going to look like for Democrats,” says Handwerk.
The last day for non-Democrats to register online as a Democrat for the closed primary is March 14th.