I’m inclined to back Landry because of Boustany’s myopic shenanigans in backing a plan that would have endangered a GOP seat just so he could have a slightly better district for himself. And if he cares so much about that then perhaps he intends to set a spell and has no intention of running for the Senate in 2014, in which case, why back him over Landry?
I’m wondering now if Landry might not be better off sitting out this one rather than going through what will be a brutal primary and then taking the plunge for the Senate seat himself in ‘14. And, no, I am not happy with Boustany’s behavior in trying to preserve his seat (at the expense of sacrificing a few of the other GOP members, which might’ve ended up with a Dem winning), but he won his little hardball play for the moment, but the Senate seat ought to be put out of reach after his stunt.
Just as an aside, I have to admit the lines for the 5th are a mess. Rep. Rodney Alexander lives way up in the NW corner of that district, and were I living in one of the Florida Parishes, especially Washington, I would be none too happy to have my member be almost from clear across the state. If I have my geography correct, they’ll be closer to the Santa Rosa County, FL member from FL-1 than to their own member.
I agree, but with the new LA-03 having so much of the old Boustany LA-03, I don’t think that Landry has a very good chance in the jungle primary or a run-off.