Lousiana Political Fax Weekly Says Challenging Melancon an "Uphill Battle"

It was another attempted father-son pass-off two years ago that might have kept Craig Romero from running for re-election to Congress this year instead of kicking off his campaign to challenge Congressman Charlie Melancon. In 2004, State Sen. Romero finished a close third behind Melancon, who went on to edge out Billy Tauzin III, who was backed in the primary by the state Republican Party. Romero is as determined as ever, but faces an uphill battle against Melancon, who holds a wide lead in polls he has commissioned. Romero has raised $615,000, impressive for a challenger, but Melancon has $1.047 million. - The Louisiana Political Fax Weekly, 6/22/06