re: Billy Nungesser did not support Eddie Rispone/Ralph Abraham, did not attend Trump rallies

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Scalise may run.

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He’ll be the House Majority Leader before the gubernatorial election even happens.

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So Nungesser and Landry are the only two GOP options?

I sure hope that’s not the case.

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Not what I said.

The only opinion I’m offering here is that while it’s still early and we may see other people get into the race but between Landry and Nungesser, Nungesser is a RINO that allies himself with JBE and someone conservatives must defeat and if Landry is the only vehicle for that, then so be it.

I’d say never say never but Scalise is not going to be an option as he’s too entrenched in DC right now and is only five seats away from becoming house majority leader.

Besides, I have a bit of animus towards Scalise as he didn’t lift one finger to help us defeat JBE besides a token endorsement statement on Twitter.

The most public statement in which Scalise said that JBE was going to be defeated was at a fundraiser in Chicago and even then, he didn’t mention JBE by name in saying the GOP will win all Louisiana statewide contests and the comments still took quite a bit for it to be reported in the news.

That’s a good example of how he doesn’t give a damn about LA state politics.

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I hope either John Schroder or Steve Scalise runs. Either would be a huge upgrade vs those two options.

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Scalise is a pipe dream.

As for Schroder, I was not happy with him “representing” the Northshore. He is a hard pass for me. If the LaGOP can’t do better than him, then shame on us.

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Bit vague no?

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I expected a conservative, I don’t think his constituents (including me) got that. When the shite hit the fan, he gave lip service and still did Jindal’s bidding. The state was in a position to set itself up nicely ($100 oil, tens of billions in FEMA money). Instead, the hard choices were bypassed as the can got kicked down the road. My take, he wanted a higher office and was willing to bail on conservative values in order to stay in Jindal’s good graces. Imho, he chose his own advancement over the best interests of his constituents.

From my area, I have an appreciation for Mark Wright in terms of Conservative representation. As for the greater area, as noted earlier, Hewitt impresses me as well.

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From my area, I have an appreciation for Mark Wright in terms of Conservative representation. As for the greater area, as noted earlier, Hewitt impresses me as well.

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I’ll agree with you on both of those people. I like Mark and Hewitt does impress me. She would make a good Governor.

But John Schroder absolutely fought Jindal’s make shift fiscal games. To the point the Teepel-bought LAGOP went negative vs John.

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But John Schroder absolutely fought Jindal’s make shift fiscal games.

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Mentioning them in sound bites and then voting for whatever Jindal wanted at the end of the day didn’t sit well with me.

For full disclosure, I voted for him all the way back in ‘07 and told everyone I knew to vote for him. I had the pleasure of discussing conservative philosophy with him when he was out politicking. I liked what he had to say and told a very large network of friends and family in the area that I supported his candidacy. Up until him kowtowing to Jindal’s stupidity, I was quite pleased with his stewardship.

Perhaps he thought “discretion was the better part of valor“ as it related to Jindal and that he could later influence things once climbing the ladder. While plausible, I have trouble with betraying true conservative values.

In the end, he caved, and Jindal dicked over the state. I know more than one or two “Republicans” that voted JBE on his promise to “Pay for Jindal’s financial pitfalls.”
I knew better, but they were part of the “Republicans for JBE” debacle. That shite show never exists, IMHO, if Jindal have been reigned in.

Put me in the “fool me once” category for Schroder. Like Cassidy, once trust is lost, It is quite difficult to support them further.

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Up until him kowtowing to Jindal’s stupidity, I was quite pleased with his stewardship.

Perhaps he thought “discretion was the better part of valor“ as it related to Jindal and that he could later influence things once climbing the ladder. While plausible, I have trouble with betraying true conservative values.

In the end, he caved, and Jindal dicked over the state.

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What did he cave to Jindal on? Yes, he voted for Bobby’s sham “gold standard” ethics package like every other legislator. That was going to happen. He voted for Jindal’s piss poor attempt at school choice. Everyone knew that was coming down the pike.

After that stuff, John Schroder and the Republican legislators who joined him (Cameron Henry, Simone Champagne, Kirk Talbot, Tony Ligi, etc) found themselves on the outside of Jindal’s circle very much.

It’s pretty well documented as such.

What about Mike Strain?

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What about Mike Strain?

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I have only met him a handful of times. In short, it was mostly a quick greeting and nothing was discussed of substance.
That being said, my family and friends think very highly of him.

However, I don’t see him running for Governor, even though he has explored the opportunity before.

He is well respected as the Commissioner of Agriculture, but that might not translate to broad enough support for the state’s top spot.

Additionally, based on prior elections, he is solidly entrenched in the position. The question then becomes, why give that up?
If he were to run, based on what I know, I would happily support him.

At the end of the day, I will vote for whomever the Republican candidate is. However, the pool for candidates, while deeper than last go around, isn’t very deep. Like Mike Strain, they all (except Scalise) have some minor issue.