Posted on 11/23/2015 7:19:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
True, it may not be a sign of the Democrat party’s revival,
but I do believe it is a sign of the American voter’s disgust with the Republican Party.
A democrat who is pro-gun and pro-life, a West Point Graduate and a Veteran beat a sleazy republican who used hookers and alienated every single conservative in his state in the primary.
I am SURE the democrats will be able to copy this WINNING strategy.
Not really. This is a one time deal.
No, but their wins in the Governors Race and Supreme Court races here in PA may be.
They have truly taken their Alinsky gutterball tactics to a whole new level with those.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3363877/posts
John Bel Edwards calls Medicaid expansion ‘among the highest priorities’
The (New Orleans) Times Picayune ^ | November 22, 2015 | Kevin Litten
Posted on 11/23/2015, 4:06:46 AM by abb
Governor-elect John Bel Edwards called expanding Medicaid “among the highest priorities” of his new administration, though he said Sunday (Nov. 22) he may not be able to approve an expanded program on Day One.
The only Republican/Conservative that lost in Louisiana last Saturday was David Vitter, a terrible, flawed candidate. Both the Lt. Governor & Attorney General slots were handily won by Republican candidates. The newly elected Governor, Democrat, John Bel Edwards, is standing alone against a total field of Republican Conservatives!!! The Democrat won nothing of any stature last Saturday.....other then thousands of Republican/Conservatives that could just not stand David Vitter!!!
Ya all can thank Bobby Jindal and the state Republican Party for this loss. They both knew that Vitter was zero from the gitgo!!! The ggod news is that Vitter has stated, he will not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, next year!!!
All the Dems had to do was run commercials against Vitter with the theme song from American Gigolo-—”Call me”.
There is no such thing as a good democrat.
Yep, Louisiana is a place where strange electoral things happen - like the Vietnamese attorney taking the U.S. House seat away from William "Cold Cash" Jefferson.
...Followed by his post-electoral mad dash back toward the liberal wing of his party on social issues.
Nice wins for the GOP on the Louisiana downticket races... Like the state Senate and House of Delegates here in Virginia have rendered Terry McAuliffe relatively harmless, the same will happen in LA.
Politics are local. Edwards' election was a sign of disgust at a man like Vitter and fallout from the absolute mess Jindal left the state budget in. If the Dems think that they can cruise to a Senate win next year then they may be disappointed. That, too, will depend on who the nominees are.
RE: the absolute mess Jindal left the state budget in.
This is interesting to me. The only way Louisiana’s budget would be a mess is Jindal cut taxes and then INCREASED SPENDING TO AN INTOLERABLE LEVEL. Did he do that?
I'd like to see Col. Maness run for that seat.
No, Jindal cut taxes and then he couldn't cut spending enough to offset the loss of revenue.
Election Results Oct. 24, 2015
Governor
Scott A. Angelle (R) | 19.29% | 214982 |
Beryl Billiot (N) | 0.51% | 5694 |
"Jay" Dardenne (R) | 14.96% | 166656 |
Cary Deaton (D) | 1.06% | 11763 |
John Bel Edwards (D) | 39.89% | 444517 |
Jeremy "JW" Odom (N) | 0.43% | 4756 |
Eric Paul Orgeron (O) | 0.20% | 2248 |
S L Simpson (D) | 0.67% | 7420 |
David Vitter (R) | 23.00% | 256300 |
Lieutenant Governor |
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Melvin L. "Kip" Holden (D) | 33.29% | 361092 |
"Billy" Nungesser (R) | 29.94% | 324849 |
John Young (R) | 28.89% | 313364 |
Attorney General
Geraldine "Geri" Broussard Baloney (D) | 17.62% | 187575 |
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (R) | 35.36% | 376407 |
Isaac "Ike" Jackson (D) | 10.82% | 115188 |
"Jeff" Landry (R) | 32.65% | 347605 |
"Marty" Maley (R) | 3.55% | 37830 |
Total adjusted state spending plan (in billions):
Blanco
2006-2007: $26.718
2007-2008: $29.805
Jindal
2008-2009: $29.732
2009-2010: $28.986
2010-2011: $25.488
2011-2012: $25.387
2012-2013: $25.627
2013-2014: $25.416
2014-2015: $25.519
State Civil Service employees*
Blanco
2006: 92,944
2007: 97,255
Jindal
2008: 100,473
2009: 100,486
2010: 95,243
2011: 88,874
2012: 85,863
2013: 74,852
2014: 70,236
2015: 69,150 (as of June 26)
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