Perhaps one of the biggest storylines in the first day of qualifying in the U.S. House races is who DIDN’T show up to qualify on day one. As we enter day two of the three-day qualifying period, we still don’t know whether Blake Miguez will run in district five or district six. Rick Edmonds, who qualified in district six yesterday, said what speaks volumes is that while President Trump endorsed Miguez in the fifth district in the closed primary that was cancelled at the last minute, there was no such nod in the sixth district.
“By declining to endorse Senator Miguez in Louisiana’s sixth district, President Trump has sent a very clear message: Both his support, and the support of the voters, must be earned,” Edmonds saic.
Edmonds hammered Miguez on the fact that, while it’s perfectly legal under Louisiana law, he still doesn’t live within the boundaries of the sixth district, even after they were redrawn.
“Blake currently represents and lives in Iberia Parish. He’s not from here, he can’t vote here; he doesn’t understand our community’s issues: Flood insurance, disaster relief, infrastructure,” Edmonds noted.
Edmonds says in order to be an effective member of Congress, you have to live in the district you serve in.
“You can’t just come from somewhere and connect with those kinds of issues; it just doesn’t work. You have to know the people. You’ve got to shed tears with them. You’ve got to pray with them. And you’ve got to hold arm in arm,” Edmonds explained.