Why Donald Trump might have actually helped lose the Louisiana governor's race

'Trump went to Louisiana twice over the final week of this campaign...There was absolutely no way that you could head to the polls on Saturday and not know a) who Trump supported and b) what sort of signal' your vote sends to Trump, writes CillizzaCNN

"Eddie Rispone made up a 22-point disadvantage over the last month because of President Trump's involvement," the Louisiana Republican congressman said of the party's gubernatorial nominee."Clearly, President Trump's involvement made a big difference at helping close that massive gap." .

In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Not only is that not true, but the numbers from Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' victory on Saturday night suggest the opposite could be the case: Trump's repeated presence in the state could have actually pushed the Democrat to a narrow victory.Let's first debunk Scalise's claim.The congressman is getting the idea that Rispone was behind Edwards by 22 points from the October 12"jungle" primary, where all candidates of all parties run on a single ballot.

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