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Louisiana's Democratic party might have just imploded. Ted James Is Bailing Out.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:50 am
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:50 am
Ted James Is Bailing Out And The Democrats Are Fading Away
https://thehayride.com/2022/01/sadow-ted-james-is-bailing-out-and-the-democrats-are-fading-away/
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And another indicator that Louisiana’s Democrats have thrown in the towel when it comes to the short-term goal of more favorable policy-maker district reapportionment and longer-term goal of advancing an agenda came when Democrat state Rep. Ted James announced his imminent departure from the Legislature.
James said he will resign soon to take a mid-level job in Democrat Pres. Joe Biden’s Small Business Administration. Aside from his law practice, he has no experience as a businessman and, as MacAoidh noted with such rich irony, has a voting record hostile to business in general.
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That’s just the environment over the next two years. In the interim, in a month a special session for reapportionment will kick off. Top Democrat aims then be to try to force a second minority-majority district onto the state’s six congressional districts, to turn another state Supreme Court district into the same, and to ensure that it doesn’t see the composition of House districts’ constituencies on the whole become less favorable for its electoral fortunes (voter distributions statewide present no real chances to redraw Senate districts to favor a party).
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Democrats unlikely will succeed with the first two goals, particularly with the first (and with that gambling it could win a long-shot court case), and will leverage the third only if they play cannily by maneuvering the GOP into (perhaps unnecessarily) trading off its achieving redistricting gains to keep the current congressional and highest court maps at one M/M district each. That will require skillful leadership.
Which becomes less likely forthcoming when the LLBC leader bails out of his job mere days before meeting the biggest challenge of his legislative career. And James also forfeits his chairman’s job over the House Administration of Criminal Justice, which gives the House GOP leadership a chance to put a Republican in the post.
All in all, the move telegraphs the hopelessness legislative Democrats perceive going forward not just as the minority party in state government, but also one with minimal ability even to affect the policy-making process. When the most important legislative Democrat would rather abandon the party in its hour of need for a mediocre job of limited duration, that speaks volumes as to its ability to influence state policy now and in the near future.
https://thehayride.com/2022/01/sadow-ted-james-is-bailing-out-and-the-democrats-are-fading-away/
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Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:51 am to loogaroo
This would be good news if Louisiana Republicans were anything but worthless.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:52 am to loogaroo
So another swamper enters the swamp.
When all the bureaucratic agencies are filled to the brim with swamp rats, it will never matter who is elected president.
When all the bureaucratic agencies are filled to the brim with swamp rats, it will never matter who is elected president.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:52 am to loogaroo
And still, nothing will really change.
One less loudmouth; the GOP majority are still cucks.
One less loudmouth; the GOP majority are still cucks.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:55 am to Y.A. Tittle
I’ve got no faith in the republicans, but if there ever was a chance to fundamentally change the state, this is a good one.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:58 am to loogaroo
Louisiana Republicans put JBE in power. The Democrats aren’t the problem.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:59 am to loogaroo
I mean...it sounds rosy, but I've learned for well over 10 years now not to trust Jeff Sadow's analysis on much.
You can bet the Louisiana Democrat Party isn't just "throwing in the towel". Their ground game for the 2023 elections will be on point as usual, especially in the heavy urban areas, and the State Republican GOTV efforts and local ground game needs to be better than it was in 2019 with Rispone's crew.
You can bet the Louisiana Democrat Party isn't just "throwing in the towel". Their ground game for the 2023 elections will be on point as usual, especially in the heavy urban areas, and the State Republican GOTV efforts and local ground game needs to be better than it was in 2019 with Rispone's crew.
This post was edited on 1/3/22 at 10:02 am
Posted on 1/3/22 at 9:59 am to toosleaux
That was painfully obvious this year.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:04 am to ragincajun03
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I mean...it sounds rosy, but I've learned for well over 10 years now not to trust Jeff Sadow's analysis on much.
I don’t think much will change either.
I’m more intrigued by how many Louisiana democrats have joined this administration and are in DC in general, especially high bureaucratic positions.
This post was edited on 1/3/22 at 10:05 am
Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:34 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Amen
This would be good news if Louisiana Republicans were anything but worthless.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:38 am to loogaroo
Outside of JBE stealthily winning his first election, the Democrat party has been dead statewide for years. Outside of NO and BR, they may as well not exist. Now, if the Republicans could stop stepping on their own dicks, they really could do some good.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:02 am to saints5021
The tribalism that La isn’t immune from really put Republicans in a poor position. Jindal’s failure at the end of his 2nd term to even try about caring about the job he had led into a colossal mistake by Vitter in publicly advocating for tort reform as a campaign plank.
Voter apathy after 8 years of Jindal, combined with him screwing civil servants (like it or not they vote and they’re a large bloc that don’t ignore or forget sleights; real or perceived) and then Vitter pushing attorneys of all stripes into the arms of the party that promised to protect their way of life created votes swinging and a huge amount of money flowing to JBE.
Vitter showed himself to be a tactically unintelligent candidate, regardless of how good at his previous gigs in politics he was…and at the end of the day, running for office is much different than holding office and power. He completely screwed himself.
Couple that with Jay Dardenne exposing himself as being completely and utterly politically amoral-which many in both parties are-and it gave you a Democrat in the Governor’s office during one of the most meaningful 8 year stretches in our states history.
Jindal spent 8 years after Katrina doing nothing to fix our tax code, constitution or implementing serious legal reforms while enjoying a staggering electoral mandate. Which set the stage for JBE doing much-but thankfully not all-of it in a fashion not even close to resembling the ideological views of the majority of his constituents.
He also presided over one of the most disaster prone periods in our history and consequently got to dole out MULTIPLE billions of dollars and shape our state’s recovery from those disasters and consequently our future.
Nobody pays attention to the Watershed Initiative, but JBE will have created an entire framework to dole out over a Billion dollars of funding entirely via Executive Fiat. $1.2 Billion will be spent with zero true insight or influence of the Legislative Branch of our State Government.
If Louisiana Republicans are the JBE Era’s Father, then Bobby Jindal and his complete failure to enact substantive, lasting, truly legacy creating change in our State while entertaining flights of fancy of becoming President is certainly that Era’s mother. Or at the very least the midwife who birthed it.
Voter apathy after 8 years of Jindal, combined with him screwing civil servants (like it or not they vote and they’re a large bloc that don’t ignore or forget sleights; real or perceived) and then Vitter pushing attorneys of all stripes into the arms of the party that promised to protect their way of life created votes swinging and a huge amount of money flowing to JBE.
Vitter showed himself to be a tactically unintelligent candidate, regardless of how good at his previous gigs in politics he was…and at the end of the day, running for office is much different than holding office and power. He completely screwed himself.
Couple that with Jay Dardenne exposing himself as being completely and utterly politically amoral-which many in both parties are-and it gave you a Democrat in the Governor’s office during one of the most meaningful 8 year stretches in our states history.
Jindal spent 8 years after Katrina doing nothing to fix our tax code, constitution or implementing serious legal reforms while enjoying a staggering electoral mandate. Which set the stage for JBE doing much-but thankfully not all-of it in a fashion not even close to resembling the ideological views of the majority of his constituents.
He also presided over one of the most disaster prone periods in our history and consequently got to dole out MULTIPLE billions of dollars and shape our state’s recovery from those disasters and consequently our future.
Nobody pays attention to the Watershed Initiative, but JBE will have created an entire framework to dole out over a Billion dollars of funding entirely via Executive Fiat. $1.2 Billion will be spent with zero true insight or influence of the Legislative Branch of our State Government.
If Louisiana Republicans are the JBE Era’s Father, then Bobby Jindal and his complete failure to enact substantive, lasting, truly legacy creating change in our State while entertaining flights of fancy of becoming President is certainly that Era’s mother. Or at the very least the midwife who birthed it.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:06 am to loogaroo
That's one of the most powerful Democrats in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:07 am to loogaroo
Hostile to business? Just what the left wants.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:07 am to GFunk
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The tribalism that La isn’t immune from really put Republicans in a poor position. Jindal’s failure at the end of his 2nd term to even try about caring about the job he had led into a colossal mistake by Vitter in publicly advocating for tort reform as a campaign plank.
Voter apathy after 8 years of Jindal, combined with him screwing civil servants (like it or not they vote and they’re a large bloc that don’t ignore or forget sleights; real or perceived) and then Vitter pushing attorneys of all stripes into the arms of the party that promised to protect their way of life created votes swinging and a huge amount of money flowing to JBE.
Vitter showed himself to be a tactically unintelligent candidate, regardless of how good at his previous gigs in politics he was…and at the end of the day, running for office is much different than holding office and power. He completely screwed himself.
Couple that with Jay Dardenne exposing himself as being completely and utterly politically amoral-which many in both parties are-and it gave you a Democrat in the Governor’s office during one of the most meaningful 8 year stretches in our states history.
Jindal spent 8 years after Katrina doing nothing to fix our tax code, constitution or implementing serious legal reforms while enjoying a staggering electoral mandate. Which set the stage for JBE doing much-but thankfully not all-of it in a fashion not even close to resembling the ideological views of the majority of his constituents.
He also presided over one of the most disaster prone periods in our history and consequently got to dole out MULTIPLE billions of dollars and shape our state’s recovery from those disasters and consequently our future.
Nobody pays attention to the Watershed Initiative, but JBE will have created an entire framework to dole out over a Billion dollars of funding entirely via Executive Fiat. $1.2 Billion will be spent with zero true insight or influence of the Legislative Branch of our State Government.
If Louisiana Republicans are the JBE Era’s Father, then Bobby Jindal and his complete failure to enact substantive, lasting, truly legacy creating change in our State while entertaining flights of fancy of becoming President is certainly that Era’s mother. Or at the very least the midwife who birthed it.
You could just say that everything JBE screws up is Jindal's fault. Saves a lot of time.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:08 am to Godfather1
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One less loudmouth; the GOP majority are still cucks.
More accurate to say the Republican party is full of dims that ran on the republican ticket.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:08 am to loogaroo
A great chance to fundamentally change the state would probably be to imprison about half the politicians within it.
Given past precedent, it shouldn’t be that hard to find charges to do that.
Given past precedent, it shouldn’t be that hard to find charges to do that.
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:10 am to loogaroo
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I’m more intrigued by how many Louisiana democrats have joined this administration and are in DC in general, especially high bureaucratic positions.
Cedric Richmond doing work...
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:16 am to GFunk
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then Bobby Jindal and his complete failure to enact substantive, lasting, truly legacy creating change in our State while entertaining flights of fancy of becoming President is certainly that Era’s mother.
This is a common thread among GOP elected officials both in LA and nationally.
They don't know how to lead. They don't know how to use the power they have, when they have it.
All they know how to do is attack the left. They have some good ideas that they throw out when attacking the left, but when they get the ability to actually implement those ideas, they pussy out.
The left doesn't do this. When the left gets even an iota of power, they do everything they can to cram as much of their policy ideas into law, as fast as they can, for as long as they can.
8 years of Bobby J gave us... a weird privatized Medicaid system? That really didn't save much money or improve outcomes or reduce their numbers?
Oh and ethics reform that has already pretty much expired and shown to be useless.
Can you think of anything else the GOP did with their 8 years in power?
Posted on 1/3/22 at 11:19 am to loogaroo
Sadow, once again, overplaying his hand.
The GOP in the legislature will end up creating districts that don't change much now from what we have. Meanwhile Ted James gets 3 years of a sweet gig and gets to learn about regional politics.
Move made perfect sense for him and it doesn't change anything. Ted James wasn't winning statewide office in 2023.
The GOP in the legislature will end up creating districts that don't change much now from what we have. Meanwhile Ted James gets 3 years of a sweet gig and gets to learn about regional politics.
Move made perfect sense for him and it doesn't change anything. Ted James wasn't winning statewide office in 2023.
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