Foster Campbell is the reason some are saying the 2016 election isn't over yet.

Louisiana will hold their final Senate election Dec. 10, and if Campbell can best John Kennedy, his Republican challenger, he will ensure Democrats have more of a voice in the Senate. If he wins, the split will be 51–49, which is a split that guarantees better checks and balances in the upper house, and for all Americans.

As Jackson Cantrell on Medium points out, Campbell is a strong candidate who should appeal to Louisiana voters — if they get to the polls and actually vote:



Foster will fare much better than Hillary because he knows the electorate. Through four decades of listening to those around him, he built up a huge network of support in a deeply Red State. He’s stood up to big Tobacco companies, fought to fund schools, and led a campaign to lower the high cost of telephone calls from Louisiana jails and prisons. In 2008 he was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission with more than 78 percent of the vote.

Some more facts about Campbell: He favors working on the Affordable Care Act rather than repealing it; he believes climate change is real; he supports federal funding for renewable energy; he supports campaign finance regulation; he names equal pay for women and increasing the minimum wage as administrative priorities; and he supports the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, despite his own religious beliefs, and vows "to keep my oath to uphold the constitution and, above all, I will treat all my constituents and all the American people with respect."

Although Kennedy is long-favored to win in the red state of Louisiana, they have elected Democrats before and it seems Campbell is the type of no-nonsense politician the Bayou state favors.

As Cantrell points out, Louisiana's voter turnout was low Nov. 9, and so it looks like whoever is successful in getting voters to the polls will win. To that end, Campbell is currently seeking donations and in-person and digital volunteers on his website.

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Laura Beck Laura Beck is a Los Angeles-based TV writer and frequent contributor to Cosmopolitan.com — her work has appeared in the New York Times, New Yorker, Jezebel, and the Village Voice.

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