Down to the wire in New Orleans(New Orleans Election)

MSNBC ^ | 04/17/07 | Huma Zaidi and Elizabeth Wilner

[catholicfreeper]

It sounds like a game of SimCity. You're running for mayor nearly eight months after a hurricane caused devastating flooding that wiped out your city's infrastructure; shut down schools and hospitals; severly crippled its main sources of revenue, tourism and the port; endangered its unique culture and traditions; exposed rifts in race and class of a magnitude rarely seen before by any American metropolis; killed hundreds of residents and caused the long-term evacuation of tens of thousands of others. As the leader of the effort to reconstruct this city, you would receive aid from the federal government -- but you would have little say over its disbursement, and would get much of the blame from your constituents if something goes awry. And, the next hurricane season is almost here and the city's defenses are not yet rebuilt.

[catholicfreeper]

Interesting article. This mayors race will be something to watch. Right now it looks like its a three man race to get into the General. Those are Landrieu, Nagin, and Foreman. All polling is out the window in this race. I suspect some trouble on election day because its been reported that many people think they will be able to vote in these Satellite voting offices on Election day. That is not true. Foreman, has had quite a surge lately. In fact, t The New Orleans Paper endorsed him. Landrieu has fired off a tough ad against Foreman. The Republican in the race will not be much of a factor I feel. I am willing to bet the Republican areas will vote Foreman. Nagin, if he had handled the Lakeview area better after Katrina, might have pick some of that vote up. THe Black vote? Where will it go? Thats the question in the race. I would expect that a good percentage will go to Landrieu. If he doesnt get that he very well might be in serious trouble.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

It sounds like a game of SimCity.

Must be a mod. I didn't know SimCity simulated incompetence, nepotism, and rampant corruption right out of the box.

[Kirkwood]

My prediction:

Nagin 34%
Landrieu 24%
Forman 23%
Couhig 11%
All others: 8%

In the runoff, Nagin will get 52%.

[tom h]

You locals in or near NOLA have a good time at it but I can hardly give a hoot about an election such as this one. Whatever happens will very likely result in the same old race-baiting claims by the race pimps. Quite frankly I think that Katrina did do some cleansing in NOLA and now is the city's greatest opportunity but I don't think it will come about. Transforming the power structure was essential but it won't happen.

[catholicfreeper]

Yeah, thats a pretty good prediction. Even though I think Landrieu could pull out a victory there. I think the Party Machine and money would come behind Mitch. He is a possible contender for bigger things in the future so I think they might invest in him.

[bigeasy_70118]

If Nagin gets 34% of the vote in the primary, he will get 60% in the runoff.

I am thinking it will be:

Nagin 26%
Landrieu 20%
Forman 17%
Couhig 15%

I voted for Couhig already during the early voting.

[Kirkwood]

"You locals in or near NOLA have a good time at it but I can hardly give a hoot about an election such as this one. "

Then why even comment? Move along FReeper...