There's still one more federal election to go in 2016, and that's December 10 in Louisiana, where November's "jungle primary" system left one Senate seat and a couple of House seats unresolved.
Republicans are heavily favored in Louisiana. But the state's Democrats remain competitive by being conservative on abortion and guns; for example, Democrat John Bel Edwards snatched the governor's office from scandal-ridden David Vitter in 2015.
"There's nuthin' fancy about me," Campbell says to the camera in a thick southern accent. "I'm not a slick politician. In fact, I'm the opposite of slick."
He recounts working as a kid at "my daddy's service station" and "selling watermelons on the corner." While he stresses that "I've been in the cattle business all my life," he doesn't skip over his political career, noting "I was one of the youngest [state] senators ever elected." Still, he doesn't want you think of him as a career politician. "I've never just had one job," he assures, as he described his side businesses in cattle and insurance.
A female narrator closes with Campbell's slogan: "Works Hard. Talks Straight. Makes Sense." But nowhere does the ad mention he's a Democrat, and in the deep red Bayou, Campbell approves that message.
Republicans are heavily favored in Louisiana. But the state's Democrats remain competitive by being conservative on abortion and guns; for example, Democrat John Bel Edwards snatched the governor's office from scandal-ridden David Vitter in 2015.
Foster Campbell Hopes For One More Election Surprise
Foster Campbell is hoping to walk Edwards' path to win the Senate seat Vitter is relinquishing. In "Not Fancy," an online ad from July, Campbell, while a state politician in office for 40 years, stresses his local roots and private sector experience."There's nuthin' fancy about me," Campbell says to the camera in a thick southern accent. "I'm not a slick politician. In fact, I'm the opposite of slick."
He recounts working as a kid at "my daddy's service station" and "selling watermelons on the corner." While he stresses that "I've been in the cattle business all my life," he doesn't skip over his political career, noting "I was one of the youngest [state] senators ever elected." Still, he doesn't want you think of him as a career politician. "I've never just had one job," he assures, as he described his side businesses in cattle and insurance.
Foster Campbell: "Works Hard. Talks Straight. Makes Sense."
He closes with a populist pitch that's become very familiar this election season: "the corporations have all the help they need, they have the lawyers and CPAs. But the average folks don't have anybody standing up for 'em. That's what I like to do ... that's who I've made a pitch for my whole life."A female narrator closes with Campbell's slogan: "Works Hard. Talks Straight. Makes Sense." But nowhere does the ad mention he's a Democrat, and in the deep red Bayou, Campbell approves that message.