The Louisiana Democratic Party has selected a new chairman. (Fox News)
Bernhardt, in an interview with the newspaper, expressed no ill will at Saturday’s result.
"He should have the support of everyone in the Democratic Party," Bernhardt said of Gaines. "There are elections in November, and we need to keep our eye on electing Democrats and not fighting each other."
Bernhardt had faced criticism since last fall’s elections, when Jeff Landry was elected governor and Republicans won a super-majority in both the House and the Senate. Republicans now hold all statewide offices and a 73-32 advantage in the House and a 28-11 majority in the Senate. Democrats in Louisiana have not held so few seats in more than 100 years.
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Gaines, 68, termed out of the state House last year after serving 12 years representing LaPlace. He became known to party activists by spending the past four years as one of the party's two liaisons with the Democratic National Committee.
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