BanjoRay, while the Dirk Powell and friends video supporting Barack Obama has been covered in the 900 Obama Songs thread whose hyperlink you provided, and has also been featured in this earlier Mudcat thread, Cajun/ZydecoObama, I'm not sure if the broader subject of politics in Cajun music has ever been explored by this forum's members and guests.

I for one am interested to know if Cajun people as a group are usually more supportive of Democratics or Republicans.

I get the sense that Cajun music and Zydeco music is dance music with largely happy themes. Is that so? And btw, what genre is that that Dirk Powell & friends song? Is it Cajun or is it Zydeco or is it both?

Also, are there other examples of Cajun or Zydeco political songs or are their songs from those genres that include political referents? Furthermore, have other Cajun or Zydeco songs been composed for politial campaigns or have been used to show support for any other political campaigns before?

And what are the differences between Cajun music and Zydeco music anyway?