Oh really?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Bill Cassidy, the Republican challenger to Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), suggested during a debate Wednesday that residents of a desperately poor Louisiana parish could retire early to enjoy their Social Security benefits, even if the eligibility age rises.
Cassidy, a congressman leading Landrieu in polls ahead of a likely runoff election, was hammered during their final debate on the traditional Democratic issue of Social Security. In television ads and during debates, Landrieu has repeatedly cited Cassidy's vote to raise the Social Security benefit age to 70.
At Wednesday's debate, Landrieu noted that the short life expectancy in some parts of Louisiana would prevent many residents from ever receiving Social Security benefits. In Madison Parish in the north of the state, for example, the male life expectancy is 69.3 years -- significantly lower than the national average of 76.4 years.
"So you expect them to work their whole life, pay into Social Security and earn benefits and get nothing back?" Landrieu said.
"Someone in Madison Parish can still retire at 62," Cassidy responded. "That won't change." He said a worse alternative would be to do nothing until the Social Security trust fund is exhausted, which a 2009 report said would force benefit cuts of 25 percent. - Huffington Post, 10/29/14
Landrieu has vowed to oppose any effort to raise the retirement age and advocates that those earning over $1 million a year make increased contributions to the trust fund. Now this race is very likely going to head into a runoff but early voting is looking promising for Landrieu's chances:
http://www.nola.com/...
New Orleanians have been voting early in droves, according to the Orleans Parish registrar of voters.
About 17,430 city residents have cast ballots during early voting, which ends today, said Sandra Wilson, registrar of voters. That's nearly twice as many early voters as the last midterm election in November 2010, when 9,031 voted early in person, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State's figures.
The primary election in October of that year, which included statewide races and constitutional amendments, saw even fewer early voters at 3,278.
The big early voting turnout this year may be a good sign for Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu as she fights to keep her Senate seat. African-Americans, who vote overwhelmingly Democrat, have much higher early voting rates than whites, and maximizing voter turnout in New Orleans is seen by many as key to Landrieu's electoral hopes.
Wilson said that there has been steady increases in early voter turnout since Hurricane Katrina, but this year's jump is unprecedented. "It has been amazing," Wilson said. "It seems like early voting is really taking on."
Wilson speculated that the sharp rise is due in part to the intense interest in the senatorial race between Landrieu and Bill Cassidy, the Republican front runner. - Times-Picayune, 10/28/14
Click here to donate and get involved with Landrieu's campaign so she keeping fighting for Social Security:
http://www.marylandrieu.com/...