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re: Politico Article: The Cajun Democrat who could shake up the 2020 field

Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:45 am to
Posted by Spelt it rong
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
10042 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:45 am to
That fricking bitch ain't cajun baw.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67217 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:46 am to
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He allowed the pumps to fall into a state of disrepair. This lead to flooding and a huge embarrassing cluster for the city of New Orleans.


He didn't just "allow" the pumps to fall into repair, he purposefully diverted money from maintaining and improving the pumping system to pay for the monument removal and then tried to cover his tracks by burning the evidence.

The flood was a direct consequence of his efforts to remove the monuments. That was not some unprecedented deluge, just unprecedented corruption and incompetence in managing the city's drainage system coming to a head.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
27799 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:50 am to
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the Democrat who led the rebuilding of New Orleans



If you call allowing for floods after rainstorms and pumping stations that don't work a resume enhancer.....he can knock his lights out. If he can call an overall increase in crime progress, have at it. The people in Lakeview are still waiting to see Mitch's "progress" as are the residents of his old uptown district.
Posted by ILeaveAtHalftime
Member since Sep 2013
2889 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:00 am to
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Trump will possibly be removed from office before then.


I’d love to hear what actionable facts you think warrant removal.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96515 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:04 am to
There’s so many whoppers in this one I don’t even know where to start.

If shithead does end up getting the nomination, it shouldn’t be hard for the Trump team to find a bunch of oppo research on Landrieu’s incompetence in running the city and his blatant pandering to blacks and SJWs with the statue stuff.

I hope his campaign goes down in flames as badly as a few of the losers put up against Hillary in 2016 like the governor of Maryland and that little shithead turncoat from Rhode Island.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
25084 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:17 am to
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Mitch Landrieu isn’t, for the moment, getting ready to run for president. But that’s not stopping the Democrat who led the rebuilding of New Orleans

good lord, what fresh hell is this?
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
26042 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:20 am to
Trump looked at Mitch Landrieu and is screaming laissez les bon temps rouler!
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26367 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:29 am to
Focus on the following:

quote:

Also, any Democrat, even a hard-left Bernie Sanders/ Elizabeth Warren type, has a built in advantage of 47% popular vote/ 220 EV from Likely U.S. voters.


That's the meat and potatos of my argument. It's really irrelevant whether or not Trump is the Republican candidate in 2020.
Posted by El Magnifico
La casa de tu mamá
Member since Jan 2014
7017 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:37 am to
a-hole wouldn't even win his own state
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79994 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:42 am to
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I doubt if Trump will even be President in 2020; if the Democrats recapture Congress in 2018 (very likely) Trump will possibly be removed from office before then.


Either you’re totally ignorant of how this whole process works or you’re actually retarded enough to believe that 67 Senators will vote to remove him.

Which is it? There’s no third alternative.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26367 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:42 am to
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wouldn't even win his own state

He doesn't need to win Louisiana's 8 EVs. He's more focussed on Michigan's 18 EVs, Pennsylvania's 20, and Florida's 27!

You just put into focus what the whole world knows already: not only is Louisiana backward, it's irrelevant politically.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79994 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:44 am to
quote:

That's the meat and potatos of my argument. It's really irrelevant whether or not Trump is the Republican candidate in 2020.


Then why even mention his potential removal?
Posted by ILeaveAtHalftime
Member since Sep 2013
2889 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:45 am to
What substantive policy does Mitch bring to the table? The article quoted is completely void of substance. Is he going to run on monument removal?
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:46 am to
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Yea. This city is far worse than when he took over


That is absolute bullshite. I'm no fan of Mitch. I'll vote Republican, most likely. If we have to have a democrat, I'll take Mitch over anyone else.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:47 am to
Are the Dems really considering Mitch????

Do they secretly want another 4 years of Trump.
Posted by ILeaveAtHalftime
Member since Sep 2013
2889 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:47 am to
Your argument may end up being correct. But I would caution you against having too rigid of a preconception about the electoral map.

Check out the electoral maps from just the 20th century to present. These things shift based on national trends and to some extent external events, and will do so again. I’m not saying that shift will favor R or D but the map will not always be as it is today. Identity politics will not dominate politics forever.
This post was edited on 3/21/18 at 10:48 am
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101699 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:47 am to
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Are the Dems really considering Mitch????

Do they secretly want another 4 years of Trump.


I think it's a testament to how aimless and disjointed they are at this point.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:48 am to
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the Democrat who led the rebuilding of New Orleans


How are those levies holdin up???
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26367 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:50 am to
Totally ignorant, .
I know exactly how the process works, that's why I said "possibly". And I'm not sure a number of Republicans wouldn't support a removal option, in addition to ALL Democrats.

Anyway, here's the real crux of my post:
quote:

Also, any Democrat, even a hard-left Bernie Sanders/ Elizabeth Warren type, has a built in advantage of 47% popular vote/ 220 EV from Likely U.S. voters.

Sit and focus on this reality, until you fall into a deep hypnotic trance.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:51 am to
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Landrieu's administration's incompetence literally allowed thousands in New Orleans to flood.

And let’s not forget that while the city was flooded, he allowed the person in charge of the cities flood control resign with a 175k a year tax payer funded pension
This post was edited on 3/21/18 at 10:57 am
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