When I first heard of the jungle primary, I was concerned that it would be more difficult to get a conservative as the GOP representative in the general. Now I’m not so sure. Anyone seen a good discussion on this? I have some thoughts, but I have found examples where they didn’t seem to pan out.
A conservative can lead the jungle primary rather easily. However, it's much easier for the moderate candidate to pick up conservative votes in the general runoff than the conservative, who may face some crossover vote to the Rat.
With that said, Louisiana is a solidly Republican state at this point in time. Any Pubbie that's ahead after the jungle primary should win the general in any statewide race.