Earlier today, Louisiana's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Charlie Melancon released an internal poll showing him within 3 points of incumbent Senator David Vitter and received the endorsement of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
So how did Vitter respond to the news from Melancon's campaign? By claiming to have been endorsed by the oldest Democratic organization in the state of Louisiana.
Vitter was also endorsed Regular Democratic Order (RDO), the oldest Democratic organization in Louisiana.
The only problem? The Regular Democratic Order doesn't exist. He may have meant the Regular Democratic Organization, but that's a conservative organization with no ties to the modern Democratic Party. In fact, it was founded during reconstruction to establish Jim Crow laws. But hey, if David Vitter wants to claim the mantle of segregation, I guess at least he's being honest.
Vitter also claimed the endorsement of Democratic elected officials in Louisiana, including Mayor Dan Hollingsworth of Ruston. The problem there? As KNOE tv reports, Hollingsworth isn't a Democrat and did not agree to make an endorsement of Vitter as a public official.
I will grant Vitter this: in a state like Louisiana, he's probably better off inventing and misrepresenting endorsements than explaining why as a married man and as a U.S. Senator he used the services of the D.C. madam.