I'D BE PRETTY WORRIED IF I WERE A REPUBLICAN

The GOP is losing it's hold in the Deep South!!!

GOP uses Obama to boost Republican candidates
By JIM KUHNHENN – 36 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Turns out Louisiana and Mississippi weren't quite finished with the Democratic presidential campaign. Sen. Barack Obama won each state's primary earlier this year. But these days his face still appears in television ads in both states, this time from Republicans trying to turn him into a liability for Democrats in two looming special elections for long-held Republican seats.

Voters in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, held by Republicans for 32 years, will choose Saturday between Democrat Don Cazayoux, who leads in the polls, and Republican Woody Jenkins. The seat had belonged to former Republican Rep. Richard Baker, who resigned earlier this year to work with hedge funds.

This article also notes that the pro-war group, Freedom's Watch, is trying to help out the GOP candidates:

According to Federal Election Commission figures and data provided by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the NRCC has spent more than $600,000 and Freedom's Watch is spending $120,000 in Mississippi's 1st District. The GOP is spending nearly $440,000 and Freedom's Watch is spending $126,000 in Louisiana's 6th District.