Blanco Falls Behind In Latest Poll

Cox.net ^ | October 31, 2003 | Unknown

[Melpomene]

(New Orleans, LA) -- Republican Bobby Jindal is pulling ahead of Democratic challenger Kathleen Blanco in the latest poll released Thursday. Blanco's popularity sunk to an overall low of 38 percent, according to the report from Marketing Research Insight. Jindal's support has remained at a steady 54 percent but Blanco has consistently lost support over the past two weeks. The gubernatorial race will be decided by a runoff election scheduled for Saturday, November 15th.

[Melpomene]

I saw this little blurb when I logged on this a.m. Great news going into the weekend!

[ken5050]

Sounds like Breaux won't have a Dem governor to name his successor when he retires....

[Melpomene]

Ping!

[gridlock]

Sounds like Breaux won't have a Dem governor to name his successor when he retires....

Unless he retires right quick.

Of course, the Pubbies have to beat the spread.

[bigeasy_70118]

Bobby is da man!!

[ken5050]

Nope..current La gov is GOP....Edwards..he's term limited..

[iBillDavis]

blanco falls behind is great news for the republican party in LA...

[Melpomene]

current La gov is GOP

Some would disagree.

I'm not sure I understand your post re: Edwards. Did you know he's in the penn? He can't run. Mike Foster is Louisiana's governer.

[ken5050]

sorry..meant Foster...a senior moment....as for wheter or not Foster is really GOP...well....he's gone soon.....Jindal is gonna be a real star in the GOP.....you can tell that by the complete lack of attention he's getting from the national media.....

[alnick]

Nope..current La gov is GOP....Edwards..he's term limited..

LOL! Former Governor Edwards is in prison and he's NOT GOP!

Foster is our current GOP governor. :-)

[lsucat]

Great news!!! I am SO looking forward to Blanco losing this race.

Bye bye Kathleen!

[ken5050]

I've already done a mea culpa....I had a senior moment..I can't plead that I was drinking a few "Governors" ( i.e. "Fosters"..)..it's waaay to early ..

[Flux Capacitor]

FOSTER.

Louisianan for govah-nuh.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Why are they assuming a runoff will be required?

[Flux Capacitor]

I wouldn't put it past Foster to appoint Chris John himself, if Breaux retires early. That do-nothing tub of lard is no Republican. (He's not much of a governor either.)

-Dan

[Melpomene]

The run-off is a definite in a couple of weeks. They already had the general election; about five or six candidates ran (don't bet me on that). Jindal and Blanco emerged with the largest percentage of the vote, and will enter into a runoff campaign in a few weeks. I'm not too familiar with how other states conduct races, but I think Louisiana is the only one where all the candidates run against each other, and then the top two have a face-off, unless someone in the general election gets more than 50% of the vote.

[Robert A Cook PE]

OK.

I thought the "current round" WAS the general election (1st Tuesday in Nov and all that.)