Louisiana Democrats' best hope to beat David Vitter? Vote Republican

nola.com ^ | May 16, 2015 | Robert Mann

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Last week, I argued that Sen. David Vitter – the undisputed leader in this year's governor's race – should be nervous because of our electorate's long history of punishing frontrunners and promoting also-rans. (SNIP)

Democrats have a clear choice: send Edwards into a runoff that he almost certainly cannot win – or back a moderate Republican, who could defeat Vitter.

If Democrats have any power left in Louisiana politics, it is electing moderate Republicans. That's not a goal that will launch Democratic activists out of bed each morning but it's about all the power the party has left (in statewide elections, at least).

Know this: Vitter fears a runoff with Dardenne or Angelle. Why? Because other than Gov. Bobby Jindal, no Louisiana Republican is more despised by Louisiana's Democrats than Vitter. Dardenne, running for re-election in 2011, won a decent share of the state's black vote when he defeated another Republican, then-Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser.

In a Vitter-Dardenne or Vitter-Angelle matchup, the same dynamic would likely play out. Most Democrats won't vote for Vitter in a runoff with Dardenne or Angelle. And both men could peel off just enough Republican votes from Vitter to make it a close race or defeat him. That's why Vitter wants to face Edwards and why he won't say an unkind word (in public) about his Democratic opponent.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Vitter is like a conservative version of President Nixon IMO with his rabble rousing and intellect.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/22/there-s-no-getting-rid-of-david-vitter-america-s-most-contemptible-senator.html

"I don’t remember the surprisingly nice answers, but on the S.O.B. factor the senator’s response was immediate: David Vitter.

He’s a nasty piece of work, the junior senator from Louisiana. He doesn’t seem to like anybody. He loathes senior senator Mary Landrieu, he detests Governor Bobby Jindal, he despises the media. They all pretty much hate him back. And yet, by merely announcing, he immediately became the odds-on favorite to win the governor’s race in 2015. "

[ExCTCitizen]

Besides Vitter, who is running for governor of Louisiana on the Republican side?

[Tupelo]

After reading that little hit piece, it looks like both Dardenne and Angelle are Republicans.
I do not know much about Louisiana politics except, I like Jindal and love their “Zombie” runoff system.

[Lumper20]

Looks like a NOLA newspaper. We should suspect it leans left.

[deport]

Jungle Primary .. October 24, 2015
Runoff if necessary .. November 21, 2015

Election Race Candidates .. Governor
Scott Angelle (R)
~ Public Service Commissioner, Ex-Lieutenant Governor, Ex-St. Martin Parish President
Jay Dardenne (R)
~ Lieutenant Governor, Attorney, Ex-Baton Rouge City Councilman, Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-State Senator
David Vitter (R)
~ US Senator, Attorney, Ex-Congressman
John Bel Edwards (D)
~ State House Minority Leader, Attorney, Army Veteran
Jeremy Odom (D)
~ Tax Consultant

http://www.uselections.com/la/la.htm

[ExCTCitizen]

Ok thanks... Now, who’s the best R in the race?

[ExCTCitizen]

Jindal is good... I wouldn’t mind if he was Cruz’s VP.

[deport]

Now, who’s the best R in the race?

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Been gone from that part of the country too long to know who may be the best.

[Zathras]

As strange is it might sound, Jindal as VP could possibly turn Oregon Red.
He won’t help in IA, WI or OH but might not hurt.
Interesting idea.

[abb]

Pay no attention to anything Bob Mann writes. He’s been a Democrat factotum for years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mann_%28Louisiana%29

An active Democrat,[5] Mann joined the staff of U.S. Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana late in Long’s lengthy tenure in office. He continued as press secretary (and later as state director) under Long’s successor, John Breaux, another Democrat. In 1990, he was press secretary for the final reelection of U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., who defeated the former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke, then a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. In 2003, Mann was communications director for Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the Lafayette Democrat and lieutenant governor who defeated Republican Bobby Jindal for governor of Louisiana but bowed out after one term, only to be succeeded in 2008 by Jindal.[3]

[abb]

Vitter, without question.

[Bogey78O]

Jindal’s sorta burnt out. He has grand ideas but fails on day to day issues so things are sort of cruising. He’s essentially a better deputy than chief.