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Clinton relying heavily on Landrieu

by Jeremy Alford, LaPolitics

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is expected to be traveling around the country more for the former secretary of state in the near future and he has already offered up assistance with fundraising.

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spent a weekend last month in South Carolina campaigning, speaking at African-American churches and giving television interviews.

No, he’s not running for governor of South Carolina. He’s hitting the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign.

Landrieu voted early in Louisiana’s presidential primary for her and turned it into a minor media event, but it won’t be the mayor’s last gift to the Clinton campaign.

Landrieu is expected to be traveling around the country more for Clinton in the near future and he has already offered up assistance with fundraising.

Speculation continues as to whether Landrieu could end up in Washington working for Clinton, should she win. He’s certainly becoming an out-front national surrogate.

There are some connections between the campaign and Landrieu aside from on-the-surface political support. Fabien Levy and Hyma Moore are running Clinton’s Louisiana operations and both previously worked for Mayor Landrieu. Levy also worked on the 2014 campaign of and former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.