would he appoint maness?
I don’t know. Vitter’s been in politics here for over 20 years. I imagine there are many political favors that he owes, and also owed to him. Maness is a relative newcomer, and since he got but 14% of the vote statewide, that isn’t exactly a big block of votes with which to bargain for a Senate seat.
I’m not saying he wouldn’t be a good pick, I’m looking at the political reality.
All IMHO, of course.