Louisiana Caucuses Get Ignored In The News  
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008  

The Louisiana Republican caucuses were yesterday, and in the state that has been constantly pointed out by Democrats for being neglected by national attention in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, only one candidate showed up Monday night to visit and campaign in the state:  Ron Paul.

Paul flew into Louisiana for a three-city tour, in which he highlighted the issues surrounding the country's shaky economy, and said that the Federal Reserve has allowed the dollar to weaken, hurting the middle class and leading to inflation.

"I would enjoy being the next president to get rid of our central bank," Paul said Monday.  He blamed the "print and spend" theory for the fall of the U.S. dollar, and said he could cure the economic crisis by putting to an end the "hyper-expensive, hyper-dangerous empire all around the globe."

The Louisiana caucuses are very complicated, though, which is why there isn't much coverage available on them.  Results from yesterday are not yet in; but this caucus will determine who moves on to the state convention for Louisiana, which will be on February 16th.

Word on the blogosphere - take that for what it's worth - is that McCain and Paul are in the top two spots.  But who is first and who is second (and whether that's even true) is not yet known.

We'll keep looking - if you find out anything, let us know!

UPDATE: Louisiana Republican Caucus Results Are In

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