re: Can you guys explain to me (a Mississippian) how Louisiana has a Democratic Gov?

Vitter's arrogance cost him the election, he refused to have any real debates unless he controlled the format, questions and audience, he felt he had this one in the bag and acted like it, if he would of played the roll of humble servant, come out and say what he did was wrong and move on, he might of had a chance

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Edwards ran as a right leaning democrat.

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He actually ran as an Army veteran who "supported" the cops. i.e. he did his best republican impression. You had to really dig that he was a democrat. If he had that front and center he would have been crushed.

JBE campaigned as a conservative democrat (pro-life, pro-guns, family values, ect). Vitter made it out of the jungle primary, but his negative campaign caused both other republicans to either endorse JBE or refuse to support Vitter. Vitter also refused to debate in the primary and never got out in front of the hooker scandal. By the time the general election rolled around, JBE had framed the election as a morality play. There was Vitter, a cereal philanderer who had taken phone calls from prostitutes rather than vote on a bill for veterans benefits, verses a West Point graduate and Army Ranger with an attractive loving family. JBE managed to hide the fact that he was a tax and spend liberal because the entire campaign was made to be about social issues.

Vitter's proposed tort reforms hacked off the trial lawyers, so they all broke for JBE.

JBE's family ties to the sheriff's association got him endorsements from all of the state law enforcement unions and agencies.

JBE's wife, who is a teacher, got him the teacher's union. JBE also lied and said he would protect charter schools, which kept many liberal New Orleanians, who send their kids to schools like Lusher, from defecting.

Vitter wanted to gut state government even more than Jindal did, so the state employees voted for JBE out of fear.

Add together every state employee, every teacher, every trial lawyer, every peace officer, every African American, and a sizeable chunk of evangelicals and you have an electoral majority. JBE rode that coalition to the Governor's mansion, but his honeymoon phase has already ended. He will face stiff opposition in 2019, likely from the state's attorney general, and former Tea Party Congressman, Jeff Landry.

One word: Jindal

In 2015, the out-going, two-term Republican governor Bobby Jindal was so unpopular in Louisiana that his approval rating fell to 32 percent — compared with 42 percent for President Obama....

He wrecked the budget, spent all his time sucking Grover Norquist's dong and running his doomed Presidential campaing while the state went to hell.

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On a non partisan take... how is JBE doing? I haven't heard much good or bad lately.

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Really should be another thread.

But that said:

1. He raised a bunch of taxes. However, imho, some taxes did need to be raised.
2. He didn't really look to cut spending at all. So the cuts fell on TOPS by default.
3. Oh but public retirees got a COLA.
4. He handled the shootings well.
5. I think he handled the flooding well also. Some people have some complaints, but I think that might be more on FEMA/the feds.
6. He is really going after business. Supposedly lots of projects on hold because the business climate has gotten so bad. Hard to sort this one out objectively, but that seems right.

Probably missing a bunch of stuff.

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I dont care if you get caught with a hooker. Thats your business.

But I'll be damned if I vote for someone that has a diaper fetish. Thats weird as frick.

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Da fuq?

So you don't care if someone broke the law, but you DO care about particular fetishes? Do you have a comprehensive list of private sexual acts that lose your support? And a list of ones that are acceptable?


That's an odd place to draw a line.

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David Vitter.

Yeah he was the Senator, but people were tired of him. No one really card that he was on a hooker's speed dial....in LA it could be considered a resume enhancement( EWE and Uncle Earl).

Vitter could have had it despite being the least likeable of the Republicans against Edwards. But he made the critical mistake of dogging out the other Republican candidates in the primary, especially Scott Angelle in Acadiana. Angelle was popular in Cajun Country because he was one of them and Cajuns are very protective of their own.

That's why and nothing else

The Gov race is over. The question is will Louisiana send a democrat to the US Senate or a republican????