Hey, who wants to replay that presidential election we just had?

Anyone? Anyone?

Actually, I can think of one guy — and in a way two, both of whom are running in Louisiana's Dec. 10 U.S Senate runoff.

The big showdown between Republican state treasurer John Kennedy and Foster Campbell, a Democratic public service commissioner, was always destined to hinge on party. That's just the way Louisiana Senate races have been playing out in recent years, less as contests between two distinct individuals and more as referenda on the side each represents in the nation's great partisan wars.

And developments in the two weeks since Donald Trump's electoral college victory have only emphasized the dynamic.

For Kennedy, running in a state in which Trump got 58 percent of the vote, adopting an "I'm with him" theme is a no-brainer. Ads promoting his candidacy, including one in which Kennedy latches on to Trump's promise to drain the swamp, are pounding the connection and brushing right past Kennedy's own credentials as a long-serving elected official.

The calculation is more complicated for Campbell. He never embraced the national Democratic Party and is not criticizing Trump. But he is attempting to raise money and generate some excitement by tapping into national Democratic frustration over the new landscape, and some media outlets outside Louisiana are playing right along.

Typical was Campbell's recent interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, whose audience skews heavily Democratic. Maddow introduced Campbell as the Democrats' last hope to minimize the GOP's Senate majority and perhaps "mitigate some of Trump's damage."

"He is carrying the hopes of Democrats not just in Louisiana, but honestly around the nation," she said.

That's not what Campbell said in the interview. Instead, he emphasized his populist platform, criticized Kennedy for being a flip-flopper, and honed in on a potential area of Republican vulnerability by promising to protect Social Security and Medicare. Trump did the same thing on the campaign trail, but his new allies in Congress are reportedly considering changes to the two popular programs.

The exchange highlights just how tricky a task Campbell faces, as he tries to tap into anger over Trump's victory while convincing voters who supported the president-elect to switch sides.

What Campbell needs is for Louisiana voters to flip the script. Kennedy just needs them to follow it.