Louisiana Senate Candidates Debate – The Outcome Was Totally Expected [Opinion]

In the media savvy world of today's modern politics a candidate really has to step in it big time to actually lose a debate. Last night the three major candidates that are vying for your vote in the upcoming United States Senate election stood before the cameras. While most of Acadiana was dialed into a football game Mary Landrieu, Bill Cassidy and Rob Maness "debated" the issues.

I put the word "debated" in quotation marks because political debates are not really debates, they are extended versions of really boring political commercials . Last night was no exception.

Those in the political know seem to think that incumbent Mary Landrieu really needed to make up some ground on Bill Cassidy so it was not expected when Senator Landrieu took her shots at Congressman Cassidy.

"Congressman Cassidy voted to end Medicare as we know it; not cut it but end it, he's voted for that consistently and that's one of the reasons why he's just showed up in a debate. He's been running away from his record for 18 months."

Congressman Cassidy's strategy appeared to mirror the message of his advertisements. That message was the connection between Senator Landrieu and President Obama.

"Do you want Senator Landrieu to complete Barack Obama's agenda? If so, vote for her. But if you want someone who's going to push to repeal and replace Obamacare and push for an energy policy to create better jobs with better benefits so that family has better wages, then vote Bill Cassidy."

Meanwhile the third candidate in the mix Rob Maness appealed to Louisiana voters by going after both Landrieu and Cassidy. He also managed to get in a dig or two aimed at President Obama.

"As a matter of fact Congress has given the President a blank check to fight an undeclared war in an offensive manner, and the two members of Congress that are sitting next to me should be back in Washington calling for a debate instead of waiting for a recess to occur so they could continue to kick the can down the road."