Watch Sen. Landrieu ‘Wobble’ At A Tailgate

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 29: Senator Mary Landrieu, D-LA, attends a ribbon cutting at the new CNG, compressed natural gas, refueling station for a disposal company's truck fleet, on September 29, 2014 in New Orlea... NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 29: Senator Mary Landrieu, D-LA, attends a ribbon cutting at the new CNG, compressed natural gas, refueling station for a disposal company's truck fleet, on September 29, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Metro Disposal Services hopes to save on fuel costs with CNG. Energy is a big issue for Sen Landrieu, who is the chairman of the Senate Energy Commission. She faces Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, in the midterm election. Polls say the race is close and the outcome could determine the majority party in the US Senate. The black and female vote will be crucial for Sen. Landrieu to keep her seat. (Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor MORE LESS
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A clip of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) “wobbling” — a line dance — at a tailgate began to catch attention around the internet on Thursday.

Here’s the clip:

It follows Landrieu getting attention for a picture of her helping someone do a kegstand surfaced.

The TPM Polltracker average shows Landrieu with a 6.3 point lead in Louisiana’s open primary.

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  1. Louisiana Republicans will denounce this, yet support Diaperboy Vitter.

  2. I dunno. Is there any hope left for this country, if this is what matters in elections today?

  3. For some reason, people (read cis-het white men) are big on identity politics. They want their politicians to be down home kind of people like them instead of people who can actually govern.

  4. Avatar for meri meri says:

    Why is it called an “open primary” when it is, apparently, just a more than two party election? Does LA just not do primaries?

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