Jackson Jambalaya

So far we got Michel, Bartley and Billingsly. Who else is running or rumored? Michel isn't going to like a run off race.

Coincides with the primary date. Good deal.

Ya Think? What a coincidence!

There will not be a run off, Bill is tainted by the Senate Conservative Coalition, and now it is reduced by one!

Will carried the same 'taint' and it didn't seem to hurt him. Mainly because there is no such 'taint'. Bill has friends on all sides of the party, just as Will did. And for that matter, as does Walter. There has been no reduction -the question will there be any more additions.

How does the ghost of Bunky Huggins (still in the hallways) play into this contest?

Walter Michel has never lost a runoff and has only lost one
election: a statewide against Marshall Bennett
Any district that has to choose between Michel
and Billingsley is a lucky one indeed because
either would serve well. Michel has a shitload of
money and that matters in a short election. He
also is a pretty thorough campaigner. Bill has good
Credentials but is a lackluster campaigner as
Evidenced by his race vs Longwitz

Billingsley knocked on our NEJax door to talk and find out what was on our minds. Walter Michel didn't come to our door to speak with us ONCE during his 3 terms in the Senate.

This has gotten out of hand. The post is about the new election. Several people have instead hijacked it to bash Longwitz. Well, there is another post for that: his appointment. Bash him away over there. I'm zapping some folks. The subject of this post is the special election and who will run for the seat.

I agree KF. Don't let them bash slick Willy. Come election time you will need him paying for advertisement on this North Korean site. Let's keep it on topic and clean unless anyone wants to bash a candidate who doesn't advertise on this site. It's ok then.

... you will need him paying for advertisement on this North Korean site.

Love it when you display your ignorance like that.

Yeah, ok. Let me see. Billingsley advertised on this site and I remember some pretty harsh comments that were posted about him. There have been plenty of harsh comments posted about Longwitz as well. In fact, there is a thread about his appointment to the bench that allows you to do so.

However, that is not enough for some clowns. You think you have the right to act a damn fool whenever and however you want to. I allow people to have the right to be stupid. You get away with much more on this site than you do other websites. Make no mistake. This is my site. Mine. I keep your comments alive to serve this ship. The comments that don't past muster usually meet one of these categories:

1. slander or defamation
2. vulgarity (loosened up for some topics such as Stokes)
3. Hijacking
4. Personal insults of me or other readers.


Don't like it? Go to the JFP, CL, and the Facebook pages of all the tv stations. You have plenty of opportunities to comment away to your hearts desire on a plethora of outlets today.

No one gets turned away for actual content or viewpoint of the comment itself. Most of the ones who get rejected only have one word or sentence that breaks the rules.

As for censoring because of advertisers, doesn't happen. Some sponsors have tried to do so over the years but it doesn't happen.

Now go back to commenting on this race. It is an interesting one. Will anyone else jump into the race? What are the important issues?

Kingfish +100,000

I don't see Bartley getting into this one, not after the walloping he took in August. I think this is a two-way race between Billingsley and Michel, one that will be overshadowed by the presidential primary. It is interesting since this is a special election it will appear on both the Republican and Democratic primary ballots. Assuming both Presidential primaries are competitive at that point, it makes for a very interesting race. Turnout will be largely dictated by those paying attention to the presidential race. Billingsley and Michel will have to do their best to talk about local issues while everyone else is focused on the presidential race. With higher name recognition and more money, Michel gets the edge.

@9:35 Billingsly got less of a percentage than Bartley and Bartley was outspent 12/1. Bill Billingsly stands zero chance.