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re: Edwin Edwards vs. David Duke Governor Race 1991
Posted on 2/9/19 at 12:13 pm to inkorrect
Posted on 2/9/19 at 12:13 pm to inkorrect
Felt to me like Louisiana was scrapping the bottom of the barrel. The KKK racist vs the La Gov who a few years later would be convicted and sent to prison. Edwards served as governor over a 24 year period...1972-80/84-88/92-96 I'm just glad Ronald Reagan was elected President and even though it was toward the end of his second term I always believed the popularity of Reagan was the x factor that helped Roemer defeat Edwards who was running for re election. But Louisiana was hurt and embarrassed when Duke edged out Roemer for the Republican nomination and Roemer's bid for a second term. Edwards saw his chance to get back into office because of the Duke candidacy. It also revealed how weak the sitting governor, Roemer had become...losing the nomination to Duke, who ran as the Republican.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 12:40 pm
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Posted on 2/9/19 at 1:23 pm to byeyoutiger
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Felt to me like Louisiana was scrapping the bottom of the barrel.
Louisiana is the bottom of the barrel.
Posted on 2/9/19 at 1:28 pm to byeyoutiger
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I always believed the popularity of Reagan was the x factor that helped Roemer defeat Edwards who was running for re election
IMO, Reagan didn’t play that big of a role. For one thing, Roemer was a Democrat when he won the race. The Roemer race of 1987 was something to see. He literally came out of nowhere and his campaign caught on fire at the exact right time.
Roemer’s victory was a product of what was going on in Louisiana. Louisiana was in an economic depression due to the collapse in oil prices. Unemployment was in the high teens or more in some parishes. People wanted a change.
Posted on 2/9/19 at 9:24 pm to byeyoutiger
Clyde Holloway was in that race too. EWE got the black vote in the primary---Duke got the white racists votes and Holloway and Roemer split the "regular" republican vote.
Everybody knew Duke didn't have a chance against EWE.
Everybody knew Duke didn't have a chance against EWE.
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