re: Is Cassidy really the best we can come up with in Louisiana these days?

The problem is, much of the job of being a senator is communicating ideas and persuading people to believe in your vision. If someone can't talk to the people, how can they possibly expect to win the battle of ideas against those who have made it their careers to spew bullshite. A candidate can't just have the right ideas, they must also have the ability to translate those ideas into actions, not only from themselves, but also by their contemporaries on capital hill.