Hotline reports Alexander is temporarily staff-less:
Sources confirmed that freshman Rep. Rodney Alexander's (R) entire DC staff resigned today, in reaction to his last-minute party switch. The staff, en masse this a.m., handed in letters of resignation and returned office keys...
More bad blood in Louisiana. With several competitive House races and a toss-up Senate race in LA this fall, the state figures to host one nasty political season (especially if control of the Senate ends up hinging on a December runoff).
Meanwhile, the DCCC is demanding Alexander return money raised from the D-trip and is urging Democratic contributors to demand refunds (which include at least $70,000 from Democratic members of congress).