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re: So who would be your vote for Louisiana Governor if the election were held today.

Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:24 pm to
Posted by whoa
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:24 pm to
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He might throw up some surprising numbers.

I think he will. The right voter base is out there for him, it’s just a matter of getting more visibility.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:25 pm to
Wags
Posted by ShoeBang
Member since May 2012
19364 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:30 pm to
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Landry. He could be caught with a hooker wearing a diaper and he’d still have my vote.


Would be nice if more Republicans had that attitude two elections ago. We would have a lot more thriving small businesses in Louisiana without Faghorn Leghorn targeting the middle class and the moral / ethical majority
Posted by RobbBobb
Matt Flynn, BCS MVP
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:46 pm to
Landry

* Wilson is JBE 3.0
* Hewitt is JBE .5
* Nelson filed a bill to pay PART TIME legislators $60,000 a year + per diem
* Waguespack fought tooth and nail to prevent vaccine bans
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 4:58 pm
Posted by cusoonkpd
Big Mamou
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:53 pm to
Landry
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:54 pm to
Landry
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
9514 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:54 pm to
Anyone that doesn’t have a D next to their name.
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:55 pm to
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He's got my vote. He knows how to "de-Lousiananize" the state - get rid of the stigma that's been the bane of development and education. He's fearless and won't play the usual games. He knows that if elected, he's probably a 1-termer. That's all he needs.



Based on what? His time working in Hillary Clinton’s State Department as a lawyer? Has Nelson ever held a job outside of politics?

Nelson is a classic GOP establishment moderate. He won’t bring meaningful change to the State. And what’s worse, he’s pushing a bigger government agenda, see for example, his support of the universal Pre-K boondoggle. His proposed tax reform to eliminate the income tax by also jacking up property taxes and eliminating the homestead exemption would have been worse for most Louisiana homeowners.
Posted by davyjones
NELA
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:56 pm to
Dunne
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19847 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:57 pm to
Where was this energy in 2015
Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
Member since Apr 2012
2113 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:14 pm to
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Has Nelson ever held a job outside of politics?

I wouldn't call an engineering officer in the State Department a politics job? Sounds like an engineer that would like to go see the world to me. Was Landry in politics because the government pays for the national guard?

Richard seems to me to be the first Republican in a long time that will actually be fiscally responsible and reduce waste and spending at the state level. He led the charge to pay a huge chunk of pension debt in the last budget, and passed the amendment to constitutionally obligate larger payments than what's currently required.
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
2391 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:22 pm to
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Richard seems to me to be the first Republican in a long time that will actually be fiscally responsible and reduce waste and spending at the state level. He led the charge to pay a huge chunk of pension debt in the last budget, and passed the amendment to constitutionally obligate larger payments than what's currently required.



What efforts did he make to repeal John Bel’s sales tax increase? Must have missed the bills he authored to repeal the increase given the State’s budget surpluses the past 2 years. His record in the legislature is that of a back bencher. There’s zero evidence that he has the chops to reform fundamentally the State’s flawed government.

I also don’t think he’s a strong leader who will push back aggressively against the RINOs and Democrats. In other words, Jindal 2.0.
Posted by LSUbest
Coastal Plain
Member since Aug 2007
11254 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:29 pm to
Landry, Landry, and Landry.

Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
Member since Apr 2012
2113 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:42 pm to
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Nelson filed a bill to pay PART TIME legislators $60,000 a year + per diem

That wasn't his bill. He actually added an amendment to tie it to 75% of MFI, which reduced that amount by a third to $39k-ish.
Posted by LJBurton
Member since Feb 2005
1352 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:51 pm to
Nelson
Waguespack





Landry





Nobody



Hewitt
Lundy





Wilson
Posted by Asleepinthecove
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:53 pm to
Hewett
Posted by RobbBobb
Matt Flynn, BCS MVP
Member since Feb 2007
27955 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:54 pm to
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He actually added an amendment to tie it to 75% of MFI

You know that goes up every year, right?

He probably should have just stayed out of it
Posted by RedCali714
Costa Mesa, California
Member since Oct 2022
2027 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:59 pm to
It’s not a false claim at all. He is very cozy with big time trial lawyers.
Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
Member since Apr 2012
2113 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:11 pm to
But also no one authored legislation to repeal that tax.
Here's a LINK highlighting two of his legislative efforts on the past session.

Since you said you would vote for Landry, tell me about his leadership skills in addressing the crime in our state?

Is he going to fundraiser criminals into compliance? Perhaps he could "utilize the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations to harass a friend's ex" them while he's at it. Criminals beware!
Posted by TigerAllNightLong
Member since Jul 2023
293 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:21 pm to
Search on Freeport McMoran, Landry, Carmouche

And everyone is giving to him because they think he’s going to win. It’s Louisiana.
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