Wow, everyone knew that Joseph Cao (LA-02) would have a tough time getting re-elected as a Republican in a district that is D+28. Well, Cao may not even get that far. After being for the stimulus, before he was against it, a group of local ministers have decided to launch a recall effort of the first Vietnamese American Congressman. People are pissed:

One elected official, State Representative Juan A. LaFonta, Democrat of District 96 told Bayoubuzz that he does not know about the existence of the petition but that he would sign it. … “People are starving and Cao needs to represent the people of the district”, LaFonta said.

But the recall effort faces long odds:

The effort has 180 days from its filing Monday to gather 100,000 valid signatures from registered voters in the district -- a third of all district voters -- in order to get a recall vote. And even if they succeed at that, and voters approve the recall, it appears that Congress would not accept the result.

Cao remains undaunted:

"If they are allowed to do it by law, then that's their right." But, he added, "I am concentrating on the rebuilding of Louisiana, and I invite them to be part of my team and part of the solution."

Regardless of how long Cao remains in Congress, the longer he continues to follow the Republican party line in this district, the slimmer his chances for re-election become.

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