Louisiana GOP Gubernatorial Candidate, Jeff Landry, Skipping Upcoming Debate

By Sara Cline, AP News

While five candidates vying for the Louisiana governor seat will be gathering next week for the state’s first major televised gubernatorial debate, early GOP frontrunner Jeff Landry won’t be there.

As for why the state’s attorney general is skipping the debate, Landry’s campaign team pointed to one of the organizers of the event — the Urban League of Louisiana, a civil rights organization.

“The participation of the Urban League raises questions about impartiality,” Kate Kelly, Landry’s communications director, said in a statement Thursday. “Media reports say their programs elected Democrats and their leadership and lobbying has been anti-Trump, anti-Second Amendment, and soft on crime which is devastating our cities and rural communities.”

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