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In 2004, seventeen years after his last campaign, Scott announced that he would launch a Republican challenge to incumbent Democratic Representative Rodney Alexander, who had been a narrow winner, 974 votes out of 172,462 votes cast, in 2002 over the young businessman [[Lee Fletcher]] of Monroe. National Republican leaders at first agreed to support Scott.

In 2004, seventeen years after his last campaign, Scott announced that he would launch a Republican challenge to incumbent Democratic Representative Rodney Alexander, who had been a narrow winner, 974 votes out of 172,462 votes cast, in 2002 over the young businessman [[Lee Fletcher]] of Monroe. National Republican leaders at first agreed to support Scott.

Then, minutes before the qualifying deadline, and after he had already filed for reelection as a Democrat, Alexander switched parties. His action left the Democrats without a credible candidate in the race and undercut Scott's chances as well.[16]  Alexander in particular angered the state's two powerful Democratic U.S. senators, [[John Breaux]] (who had announced his retirement) and [[Mary Landrieu]] (reelected to second and third terms in 2002 and 2008 but unseated in 2014 by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]]

Then, minutes before the qualifying deadline, and after he had already filed for reelection as a Democrat, Alexander switched parties. His action left the Democrats without a credible candidate in the race and undercut Scott's chances as well.[16]  Alexander in particular angered the state's two powerful Democratic U.S. senators, [[John Breaux]] (who had announced his retirement) and [[Mary Landrieu]] (reelected to second and third terms in 2002 and 2008 but unseated in 2014 by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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