Kennedy courts black voters with anti-John calls

[Freddie Stubbs]

By MARSHA SHULER
[e-mail]
Capitol news bureau

Democratic state Treasurer John Kennedy became the focal point of the U.S. Senate campaign Thursday as he took to a new level an attack on two opponents, and one of them accused Kennedy of "race baiting."

The racial accusation stems from automated calls going to African-American households linking Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris John to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

The solicitation promotes Kennedy as "the right choice" for black voters.

"He's trying to scare the African-American community. It's absolutely not true," John said. "That is just ugly. It's the worst form of politics."

more: http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/101504/new_kennedy001.shtml