Louisiana Democrats pick rural farmer to challenge GOP in uphill Senate bid

Jamie Davis, a farmer and former parish official from rural northeast Louisiana, is the Democratic Party's Senate nominee in reliably red Louisiana.Davis defeated Gary Crockett, a business owner in New Orleans, in Saturday's Democratic Senate runoff election, the Associated Press reported, in the race to succeed Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy.Davis, who was heavily favored in the runoff thanks to support from the state party and his massive campaign cash and staff advantage over Crockett, will now