MyDD is sending a correspondent to New Orleans to report on the Karen Carter/Bill Jefferson runoff (LA-02), and dig up some of that delicious "ground truth" we all know and love. In the announcement, Matt Stoller of MyDD states:

We're hiring Tim Tagaris from the Lamont campaign to head down to New Orleans and cover the LA-02 race for MyDD, somewhat as he did for Paul Hackett in OH-02 though with more of a journalistic focus and with a video camera. Corruption in the Democratic Party has its roots in local machines, and there's no more colorful or weird machine than that of William Jefferson, a DLC Congressman caught with $90k in cash in his freezer. A progressive Democrat, Karen Carter, is challenging him, and we've already endorsed her. But there are two other important themes that Tim is going to cover when he's down there. One is race, which is inescapable in Louisiana and in this election. The second is Katrina, which is also inescapable in this election.

So, Tagaris will come down to report on "corruption", "race" and "Katrina"... is that all? I must say, that's a pretty ambitious project, but I do welcome Tad and hope he can spread the word about conditions here and invite him to contact me or any other "pelican" on the blogroll if he needs some assistance while he's here.

Here's the real bone I have to pick with MyDD....