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re: Does a quid pro quo exist that kept good rep. Senate candidates off the ballot?
Posted on 10/23/14 at 10:42 am to I B Freeman
Posted on 10/23/14 at 10:42 am to I B Freeman
Cassidy was not the state GOP (read Jindal)'s first choice. They wanted Boustany, but Boustany is looking forward to a senate run to replace Vitter (a state GOP pariah). Scalise wanted to stay in his district since he had just won some serious clout in Congress. Jindal is obviously still governor, so if he wanted to return to capital hill, his shot would be when Vitter runs for governor. Dardenne has his eyes focused on the state capital and Strain lacks the clout for a Senate run at this time. This left the cupboard relatively bare for this election.
Cassidy was seen as the unoffensive candidate. With his medical background, he was seen as someone who could contrast with Mary on Obamacare. The entire state and national GOP (including EVEN VITTER!) united to defeat Mary. The issue is that Cassidy is not a natural politician. He never was, he's just a wealthy doctor. One of his patients husbands (who was unhappy with his current representation and wanted to spite him) put him up to running for state office years ago and he found himself in the right circles for advancement.
Cassidy was seen as the unoffensive candidate. With his medical background, he was seen as someone who could contrast with Mary on Obamacare. The entire state and national GOP (including EVEN VITTER!) united to defeat Mary. The issue is that Cassidy is not a natural politician. He never was, he's just a wealthy doctor. One of his patients husbands (who was unhappy with his current representation and wanted to spite him) put him up to running for state office years ago and he found himself in the right circles for advancement.
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Posted on 10/23/14 at 11:12 am to kingbob
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Cassidy was not the state GOP (read Jindal)'s first choice. They wanted Boustany, but Boustany is looking forward to a senate run to replace Vitter (a state GOP pariah). Scalise wanted to stay in his district since he had just won some serious clout in Congress. Jindal is obviously still governor, so if he wanted to return to capital hill, his shot would be when Vitter runs for governor. Dardenne has his eyes focused on the state capital and Strain lacks the clout for a Senate run at this time. This left the cupboard relatively bare for this election.
Cassidy was seen as the unoffensive candidate. With his medical background, he was seen as someone who could contrast with Mary on Obamacare. The entire state and national GOP (including EVEN VITTER!) united to defeat Mary. The issue is that Cassidy is not a natural politician. He never was, he's just a wealthy doctor. One of his patients husbands (who was unhappy with his current representation and wanted to spite him) put him up to running for state office years ago and he found himself in the right circles for advancement.
Really, really good analysis.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 3:06 pm to kingbob
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Cassidy was not the state GOP (read Jindal)'s first choice. They wanted Boustany, but Boustany is looking forward to a senate run to replace Vitter (a state GOP pariah).
Cassidy and Teepell (who basically runs the LAGOP) had a huge falling out. From that time, rumors circled about Angelle possibly getting into the race.
Boustany would have been an interesting take, as his camp and Vitter's camp hate each other's guts as much as Vitter vs Jindal.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 3:13 pm to kingbob
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Scalise wanted to stay in his district since he had just won some serious clout in Congress.
What was Scalise's "clout" before becoming Majority Whip, which he didn't get until Cantor was defeated just a few months ago?
Chair of the Republican Study Committee? That's not so huge.
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