For the second time in less than a month, Very Stable Genius Donald "Impeachable Me" Trump made a gubernatorial race -- in a southern state that he'd won big in 2016 -- a referendum on him... and lost:
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards won a second term Saturday to remain the only Democratic governor in the Deep South despite an all-out effort by President Donald Trump to flip the seat to the Republican column.
Edwards narrowly beat wealthy Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, who invested more than $14 million of his own money to finance his campaign and tied himself to Trump from start to finish. [snip]
Trump headlined three Louisiana rallies to oust Edwards, first in Lake Charles on the eve of the Oct. 12 primary election and then in Monroe and Bossier City during the runoff campaign.
The president told Louisiana voters the race was a symbolic referendum on his presidency, which he said is under attack by Democrats who've started impeachment hearings in the House.
"I need you to send a message to the corrupt Democrats in Washington," Trump said Thursday during a rally in Bossier City.
And that could be done, Trump said, by electing Rispone.
"You've got to give me a big win, OK?" Trump told the crowd.
The president continued the onslaught on Twitter during Election Day Saturday: “Good morning Louisiana! … Get out and VOTE for @EddieRispone to be your next Gov!”It's good to know multi- millionaire Rispone wasted $14 million on his failed candidacy. Now he should get ready for Trump to blow him off and declare he was a "weak" candidate, as he gets thrown under the Very Stable Genius bus. Because, as we know, everything Trump touches dies, especially careers.
