Just talked to Donna Brazile re LA. Among the (fascinating) things she said: “George W. Bush did his job. He took her from 26 to 47. Terrill was supposed to deliver the rest, and she couldn’t. She was just a flawed candidate.” Also, according to Brazile, Landrieu “out local-ed” Terrill, played the jobs issues at every opportunity, and used Breaux to counter Bush because he’s just as popular as the president in the state. Then, there were the little things, like a quote from GOP operatives in the Washington Post about preparing to “whip” Landrieu. “Now,” asks Brazile, “when’s the last time you heard black people wanting to get whipped?”

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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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