Mary Landrieu losing so badly that she just accepted an endorsement from Obama

As we discussed yesterday, most of Mary Landrieu's reelection narrative has been built around distancing herself from her party's highly toxic President. Her ads even cite Barack Obama by name, instructing voters to ignore Landrieu's Obama-centric voting record. "Shut up, don't think about Obama, and vote for Mary" has pretty much been the mantra for Louisiana Dems.

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Of course, it's failed miserably. The Real Clear Politics average now shows Landrieu in a 15 point hole versus her Republican rival and, with just a few days to go before her December 6th runoff, that's unlikely to change. Barring a miracle, her campaign is going to end with a severe drubbing. How bad are things? Well, they're so bad that yesterday - despite months of trying to pretend she's not just an Obama bootlicker - Landrieu joined the President for a conference call where she took communion with the one received his endorsement. From the Washington Examiner:

President Obama joined Sen. Mary Landrieu on a conference call Monday to offer his endorsement in advance of her run-off election Saturday, even though Landrieu has focused during her re-election on separating herself from the president. Obama said Landrieu "has been an outstanding advocate on behalf of Louisiana working families every step of the way," according to a tweet Monday by the Louisiana Democratic Party. A party spokeswoman did not comment. Angela Young, a Louisiana-based consultant and Landrieu supporter, also tweeted Monday morning about Obama's endorsement on the call: "He's with @MaryLandrieu and so am I!!!!"

This is called the "acceptance" stage of grieving. Landrieu must finally have realized it's over. If she still thought she had a snowball's chance of winning, she would never have done this. We'd like to congratulate her on embracing the reality of her situation. Dems, don't look now but you're about to lose another Senate seat. In case you've lost count, this is number 9. Here's a Landrieu radio spot in which she suggests you ignore Barack Obama: