In the race for U.S. Senate, the choice could not be clearer: The incumbent, David Vitter, has disgraced himself, his family, his party and his state. After campaigning as the embodiment of family values, he was exposed as a client of the infamous D.C. Madam prostitution ring. He brough shame upon us all, yet he has shamelessly waged a campaign marked by race-baiting ads about illegal aliens, gross distortions of the record, and a cowardly refusal to participate in independent debates. On top of all his “serious sins,” Vitter knowingly kept on his payroll for two years a man who held a knife to the throat of his former girlfriend, threatened to kill her, and then cut her throat. After all that, Vitter put the aide in charge of women’s issues. David Vitter needs to go.

Thankfully, voters have a viable conservative alternative in Congressman Charlie Melancon. Though a Democrat, Melancon has a long history of crossing the aisle to vote for what’s right for Louisiana and for America. Like most people in Louisiana, Melancon is pro-life, pro-gun, and most important of all, his election will show the world that Louisiana does indeed have standards of conduct for its elected officials. Sen. Vitter wants this race to be a referendum on President Barack Obama. That’s because he could never survive a referendum on David Vitter. We urge our readers to elect Charlie Melancon as Louisiana’s U.S. Senator.