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re: Eddie Rispone is cringeworthy
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:50 am to Ancient Astronaut
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:50 am to Ancient Astronaut
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The Rat King will win re-election easily if this dude forces a run-off.
Can you explain the math of that?
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Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:52 am to NPComb
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I’ll be holding my nose
People said the same thing about POTUS Trump.
He's working out very nicely.
The way I look at it is, we cant get much worse than the most recent governors.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:37 am to geauxtigersgirl
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I love how JBE has all these commercials taking credit for a better budget. Of course there's more money, he raised the sales tax...we are paying for everything to be funded
And therein lies the difference between the GOP and the Dems.
The Dems want to spend a bunch of money, and will raise taxes to pay for it. So, we spend a ton of money, but don't have budget "issues".
The GOP want to spent a bunch of money, but also want low taxes. So, we end up with budget "issues". At the state level, that means accounting gimmicks and one-time money. At the federal level, that just means more debt.
If neither party is willing to actually cut spending, then most people would prefer paying for that spending today as opposed to tomorrow.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:41 am to BugAC
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Can't run a single good candidate for the R's in this cycle?
The two best candidates we have on the right, one is sitting in the minority whip chair in Washington, and the other is the sitting congressman from Baton Rouge who thinks he is too green to run this time.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:43 am to LSUballs
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unworthy of a vote because he’s from North LA?
I don't think unworthy is the right word. More like unknown. S LA people are different than N LA people, and S LA people want people who look and talk like them.
A N LA candidate can do well in S LA but they have to be well known, and at this time, Abraham is not. And he's running out of time.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:46 am to Gaspergou202
I hate JBE too. I just think it's funny is Rispone's ads the first thing to describe himself is "Trump supporter"
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:49 am to GeorgeWest
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JBE has been a good governor especially compared to our last two governors. I hope he is reelected.
We all think that, but only a few of us have the courage to say it out loud.
And regarding Eddie, just because you own a business doesn't mean you'd be good at running any political office.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:49 am to TigerChief10
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I just think it's funny is Rispone's ads the first thing to describe himself is "Trump supporter"
It's clear. He's distinguishing himself from his opponent, JBE, who is not a Trump supporter at all.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:51 am to GeorgeWest
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JBE has been a good governor especially compared to our last two governors. I hope he is reelected.
Amen!
#ConservativesForJBE
Posted on 7/30/19 at 10:53 am to TigerChief10
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I just think it's funny is Rispone's ads the first thing to describe himself is "Trump supporter"
It's not a terrible way to introduce oneself in a state that voted for Trump.
Problem is, that should have happened 6 months ago. Less than 3 months before the primary, we should know more about Rispone than "I support Trump".
A lot of people on this board think that voting "against" someone is enough. I just don't subscribe to this philosophy. I think you have to give people at least one good reason to vote "for" someone, and "I'm not JBE" isn't a reason to vote "for" someone.
When people (in general, not the residents of this board) don't have a reason to vote for someone, they stay home.
JBE's ONLY path to a win, is a depressed GOP electorate who stays home on the day of the runoff, because the GOP candidate doesn't give them a reason to show up and support them.
This mentality is how you end up with people like JBE and Doug Jones winning elections.
Roemer was the last incumbent governor to run for re-election and lose. And say what you will about these two, but EWE and Duke had TONS of people who voted "for" them instead of "against" Roemer.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:00 am to LSUFanHouston
I just read an article on BR Business talking about how EARLY the campaign ads for Governor are, In 2015 they didn’t start running until early September.
Rispone and the others aren’t late.
Rispone and the others aren’t late.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:00 am to TigerChief10
But... he put a sticker on his truck!
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:05 am to Damone
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I know MANY religious North LA people who fell for JBE’s honor code message and dirty campaign against Vitter. You can thank them for Louisiana’s situation.
I don't give a damn about his honor code BS. Like I said, it has been so "great" with those from south Louisiana, hasn't it?
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:12 am to doubleb
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I just read an article on BR Business talking about how EARLY the campaign ads for Governor are, In 2015 they didn’t start running until early September.
It's not just ads, it's general knowledge about candidates.
That race featured an extremely well known US Senator who also spent many years in the state legislature, a Lt. Governor, a state rep who built his reputation as being the leader of the "resistance" to Jindal, and Angelle, who was a former short-time Lt Governor and a member of the PSC. And, you may recall, he didn't make the runoff.
Does the GOP really want to repeat the same mistakes of 2015?
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:20 am to doubleb
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I just read an article on BR Business talking about how EARLY the campaign ads for Governor are, In 2015 they didn’t start running until early September.
Rispone and the others aren’t late.
Exactly and Rispone is playing the current ads as an introduction. The ads will transition into more as things get closer to election day. Most voters make a determination within the final couple weeks leading up to the election and you need your biggest head of steam just before early voting.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:24 am to Ancient Astronaut
The governor cannot raise taxes alone. A bunch of RINOs had a hand in that.Thank heaven Alario is not running again, he is a major reason La is last in the good and 1st in the bad.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 11:31 am
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:28 am to LSUFanHouston
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Does the GOP really want to repeat the same mistakes of 2015?
Each campaign has their own think tank. The GOP doesn’t call the shots.
Both Republicans have to introduce themselves in a timely, professional manner. Rispone to most of the state, Abraham to South La.
There’s plenty of time to do that and not wear out your welcome with voters.
Putting out TV ads fix months ago, in January would have been extreme and a huge waste of money. Come October folks will be sick of all the ads, watch.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:34 am to doubleb
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Putting out TV ads fix months ago, in January would have been extreme and a huge waste of money. Come October folks will be sick of all the ads, watch
Well sure, but there are other ways to get your name/face out there than just tv ads.
Public forums, social media, website posts, etc. They are starting to do a little bit of this now.
JBE has more ads, more signs, etc out there, which is insane.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:00 pm to LSUFanHouston
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JBE has more ads, more signs, etc out there, which is insane.
Why?
Edwards has a huge war chest, and he’s got the Democrat machine behind him and he has no opposition inside his own party plus he’s the incumbent.
He’s got all of the advantages, but he isn’t polling over 45% yet.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:03 pm to LSUFanHouston
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A lot of people on this board think that voting "against" someone is enough. I just don't subscribe to this philosophy. I think you have to give people at least one good reason to vote "for" someone, and "I'm not JBE" isn't a reason to vote "for" someone
True in this case.
JBE hasn't done a lot to alienate the voters who put him over the top last time. Sure the partisans aren't happy but I doubt many of them voted for him last time. There hasn't been the budget crises that defined the last couple of years under Jindal. The Medicaid expansion is popular enough to not be an issue. He signed that abortion law that the social conservatives will like.
The anti JBE vote isn't likely to be enough. The opposition needs a case to say why they are better options, and have people actually know who they are. So far, they've done neither.
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