Louisiana: Gov. John Bel Edwards drawing attention from national GOP group that hopes to help unseat him in 2019

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Gov. John Bel Edwards drawing attention from national GOP group that hopes to help unseat him in 2019

    BY ELIZABETH CRISP | ecrisp@theadvocate.com Mar 5, 2017 - 12:00 am

A national pro-Republican group that specializes in digging up dirt on Democrats is setting its sights on Gov. John Bel Edwards, with plans to highlight any potential weaknesses as the governor prepares to mount his re-election campaign.

Edwards hasn't hit the halfway point in his first term yet, and no Republican has formally announced a challenge. But the America Rising political action committee, which works to track down potentially damning opposition research on Democrats across the country, has begun ramping up its efforts to document a case against Edwards in the 2019 race.

"His election's a long way off. A lot can happen. We're just going to be there to make sure someone holds him accountable," Colin Reed, executive director of America Rising PAC, told The Advocate in a recent interview. "The earlier you start, the more effective you are in terms of really developing and fleshing out smart narratives that can sink in with voters."

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