[Mila]

"In any case Landrieu will be a much better option than Nagin and will be able to help the city get back up its feet as opposed to keeping in down."

My thinking as well. Nagin, by word and deed, is seen by many as a buffoon. That makes him easy to dismiss. Mitch at least seems serious and businesslike in his demeanor. People are getting desperate and they want a take charge person running the city.

[Wristpin]

As far as I can tell the Governor never initiated the State's emergency plan before Katrina hit. Doesn't Landrieu carry some of that baggage?