Congressional Race - BR. I'm an "ex-pat". What choices?

What the fricking frick

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and a 90-year old ex-football coach?

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My bad. I see his website.

So the 'leading' choices are an 85-year old ex-con and a 20-something coattail rider - according to some poll. Again, what's the deal?

Claitor ain't no libertarian.

That said, I'm hoping he wins this thing. Don't want The Felon. Don't want Jindal's boy from his Administration. And don't want the 20-something year old coat rider. He's kinda reminding me of Billy Tauzin, III.

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So the 'leading' choices are an 85-year old ex-con and a 20-something coattail rider - according to some poll. Again, what's the deal?

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At this stage in a Congressional race, it's all about name recognition. The reason EWE polls high is because people know him. The reason Dietzel polls high is because people know his grandfather (and some may very well think they're voting for the grandfather.)

There are other candidates in the race. You have a State Senator, a former state Coastal Restoration Authority head, a former LSU football player and a couple of businessmen. No one knows who these people are. Once people start raising money and running TV ads, that will change.

And in fairness to Dietzel, he's been a successful businessman as well. Yes, he's riding off his grandfather's name, but he's not a lightweight. There are several good Republican candidates in the race, and he's one of them.