Bob Mann Interview (2010)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2010-11-05
Duration: 00:06:28
Subjects: Mann, Robert, 1958- | Politics | Elections, 2010 | United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2010 | United States. Congress | Vitter, David | Richmond, Cedric | Democratic Party (La.)
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Mann, Bob Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 5, 2010, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s on-set interview with Bob Mann of the LSU Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs on the results of the 2010 Mid-term Elections. He discusses: the potential committee assignments for the Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation; the impact of U.S. Senator David Vitter’s re-election on his seniority in the Senate; the increasing partisanship and gridlock in Congress; the election of Cedric Richmond, the only Louisiana Democrat in the House of Representatives; and the state of the Louisiana Democratic Party.