NATION IN BRIEF : LOUISIANA : David Duke Predicts Backlash by Voters
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke predicted that the withdrawal of the Republican Party’s U.S. Senate candidate would help Duke defeat incumbent Democrat J. Bennett Johnston. Both Johnston and Duke predicted an outright win in today’s open primary. State Sen. Ben Bagert, the party-sanctioned Republican, withdrew Thursday. He said his polls indicated he could draw just enough votes from Johnston to force the Democrat into a Nov. 6 runoff against Duke, who is campaigning as a Republican.
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