Page 9 - Ruby Red State News Today

Larger metropolitan areas, that the end to go more democrat, and then the numbers started going in the democrats favor. so needless to say, its a pretty big upset for republicans here in louisiana because this is a ruby red state, a big campaign push to get your neighbor out to vote, to get louisiana back to your conservative roots rg really working hard to take back the governors mansion from the incumbent. but the democrats really mobilized themselves and the crowd of supporters proved that la...

Casey stegall is following the race from baton rouge. >> good evening. a little less than three hours to be exact until the polls here across the state of louisiana will close and a very strong voter turnout is being reported in all of the parishes across the bayou states. the question is will this increase turnout benefit the republican or the democratic incumbent in this race. the republican a self-made billionaire businessman who is new to politics at a respond me a candidate president trump ...

Talk about the logistics of the race. it is a ruby red state and the gop was fighting hard to get the governors mansion back from income net governor john bel edwards. but the democrats really mobilize in the state according to the numbers which will get to in a minute. but the crowd of supporters are going wild. we were there last night as the returns were coming in and out of the race was called in favor of john bel edwards. he campaigned largely on his record to his republican challenger mill...

Next wednesday. john, good to see you. >> thanks a lot. arthel: a big day in louisiana where voters head to the polls for a hotly contested gubernatorial race. john bel edwards is facing a stiff challenge from republican eddie rispone, a businessman who compares himself to then candidate trump back in 2016. >> now, you have an incumbent, you have an outsider, a conservative, someone who has never run before, not beholden to special interests, similar to what the president had to face when he ran...

>> good evening. a little less than three hours to be exact until the polls here across the state of louisiana will close and a very strong voter turnout is being reported in all of the parishes across the bayou states. the question is will this increase turnout benefit the republican or the democratic incumbent in this race. the republican a self-made billionaire businessman who is new to politics at a respond me a candidate president trump has campaigned hard for holding multiple rallies to he...

Witnesses describe the scene of mayhem when gunshots broke out during the third quarter of the state playoff game between kansas high school. >> we have saw was a way people coming away from the scene and parents holding children to make sure that they werent injured. part of the fence was busted out from bodies of people going through the fence and a lot of people were afraid and they were kids separated from their parents running on the field. jon: on the other side of the country in californi...

>> lets continue to talk about this, but also lets bring back in what happened in kentucky and elsewhere because there are some worried republicans after what happened with andy beshear. he declared victory in the ruby red state, as we said, of kentucky. republican shelley moore capito calls it a wake-up call for the party, calling specific attention to the gops losses of suburban voters. suburban voters are critical at any point, but what about 2020? >> well, theyre always critical. whoever the...

You think theyre aware of some of these concerns? >> oh, i think theres no doubt about it. i think everybody is focused on the fact that they want to beat president trump. but this has been a very competitive democratic primary. there are a number of very strong candidates. you did see it in the polling numbers. but as i said, were going to move from a national race into a state by state race starting in february. and the dynamics could change. this is a very volatile situation across the countr...

Children the truth about history in virginia. so good things are happening, and well continue to work on those. as i said, race and equity will be a top priority of mine as we move forward. >> governor notham, thank you for joining us. really appreciate your time. >> thank you so much for having me. >> very interesting to hear his take on all of that. joining us now, cnn political analyst david gregory and political commentator mitch landrieu, the former democratic mayor of new orleans. great ...

Its beautiful, isnt it? yeah. td ameritrade now offers zero commissions on online trades. ♪ so we have breaking news. its election night. a major upset in kentucky in the governors race there. the democrat, andy beshear, declaring victory over incumbent republican matt bevin in that state that trump won by 30 points in 2016. the former republican governor of ohio, john kasich, is here to help us break all of this down. governor, thank you so much. you know how tough these races can be. youve...