October 12, 2026
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Good news in just the title of the latest AP story. There are pages of google news articles from media outlets that published the AP headline: “Indicted Louisiana congressman tries to get re-elected” (That refers to Malik’s opponent, the Democrat incumbent who is facing corruption charges, partly for having $90,000 in cash in his refrigerator.)
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Malik Rahim is running as a Green for Congress in Louisiana’s 2nd district, which encompasses much of New Orleans. He was previously a Black Panther and founded Common Ground in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.…
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State,
Voting Hours Are From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Louisiana’s elections laws provide for voting on election day at designated polling places from 6 a.m.
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By Jason Neville in The Indypendent
In the years following the collapse of the federal levees after Hurricane Katrina, activist Malik Rahim was busy organizing one of the most influential recovery organizations in the Gulf South.
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Posted at New Orleans IndyMedia by “VoteMalik”. IPR does not know whether the author is officially connected to the Rahim campaign or speaks on its behalf at this time.…
Posted at On The Wilder Side
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Malik Rahim has been widely report on by IPR, but his congressional district is not the only one whose election has been delayed to December 6th.…
Published at On The Wilder Side:
ELECTION WEEK What you can do to help
The campaign is shifting to high gear. We have placed 800 lawn signs, 260 t-shirts, expanded our radio ads, and the campaign is featured on three digital billboards.
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The Wilders quote an article in the Huffington Post:
Shahid Buttar: Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center
Elect Malik Rahim to Congress on December 6 (or Donate to His Campaign)
The greatest near-term opportunity for progressives around the country is the December 6 congressional election in New Orleans.
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