Democrats have abandoned Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is in a tough runoff election. … Maybe Democrats are simply giving up on Landrieu. Or maybe it’s something bigger: They’re giving up on the South, at least in the short term.
This region has become so solidly Republican, particularly since President Obama was elected, that there isn’t much left there for the Democratic Party to defend or salvage. CONT.
Charles M. Blow, New York Times