Update on the Louisana Senate race: the current Senator accuses her constituency of being racist and sexist.

Yesterday,  Mary Landrieu was interviewed while out on the streets of Louisana and the following is part of the NBC report.  Before you read,  make note of the fact that she has been elected and re-elected 3 times as House Representative,  has been in elective office since she was 23,  that the previous governor was a women,  the previous major of New Orleans was black ,  the current mayor is Landrieu's relative,  and the current govenor is a brown skin, Bobby Jindal.  AND, never forget,  when the South was overwhelmingly racist, its "party of choice" was "Democrat."  
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Louisiana Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu said Thursday that the issue of race is a major reason that President Barack Obama has struggled politically in Southern states.
“I'll be very, very honest with you. The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans,” Landrieu told NBC News in an interview. “It's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader."
Noting that the South is “more of a conservative place,” she added that women have also faced challenges in “presenting ourselves.”

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