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Cao's Re-election Efforts Hinge on Distancing Himself from Republicans

Sun, 07/05/2009 - 08:30

When Republican Ahn "Joseph" Cao won the run-off election in LA-02 to replace Democratic incumbent, though ethically challenged, William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson, every political pundit pegged Cao as a one-termer.  After all, the district was heavily Democratic, voting for Barack Obama by nearly 3-1, and Jefferson only lost after a concerted effort by local Democrats to remove him from office.


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