If Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) does end up running for Senate against GOP incumbent David Vitter — pitting a relatively conservative Democrat against a Christian Right champion whose career became mired in the D.C. Madam prostitution scandal of 2007 — it could be good news for the Republicans in at least one respect. That is, the GOP feels pretty good that they can pick up Melancon’s open district.
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