Conservative Jay Blossman Drops Out of Louisiana Gubernatorial Race -- Endorses Downer

Shreveport, LA, Times ^ | 09-27-03 | Harden, Clay

[Theodore R.]

BATON ROUGE - Public Service Commission Chairman Jay Blossman dropped out of the Louisiana gubernatorial race Friday and endorsed state Rep. Hunt Downer in a Republican shake-up.

Blossman, who had been sinking steadily in the polls, was down to 2 percent in tracking polling Thursday night.

[Theodore R.]

There was no mention whether Republican Clyde Holloway, Blossman's running-mate, would stay in his race.

[buzzyboop]

A lesson for Tom McClintock. Although not a equal comparison (Tom's increasing his numbers slightly), but he still has no chance in the recall election.

Apologies to Jim R and all you McClintock supporters, but half a loaf is better than none.

[The Old Hoosier]

Not a lesson for McClintock. All the guys in this race are bona fide conservatives, and there is no "YES" vote that Blossman has to stay in to bring to the polls.

McClintock has to stay in the Calif. race, or else the recall will fail.

[Theodore R.]

This is another good point. If McClintock did pull out, the recall might fail. Either way though I think the celebrity-crazed Californians are going all the way for Schwarzenegger. They really are pretty predictable people -- Democrat unless the Republicans run a celebrity.

[JohnnyZ]

Bobby Jindal, who has been leading the polls this week, cannot get elected, Blossman said. Jindal "is 32 years old and he's never been elected to public office," Blossman said. "My goal has always been to elect a Republican governor."

"I want a Republican governor, so I'm going to go ahead and trash the frontrunner." What a no-talent ass clown!

Now David Vitter (who could have had the governorship if he'd wanted it) endorsing Jindal, THAT's a story!

[JohnnyZ]

Although not a equal comparison (Tom's increasing his numbers slightly), but he still has no chance in the recall election.

2% vs. 15-18%.

Yeah, that qualifies as "not aN equal comparison". Save the woofing for the Cali threads!

[Theodore R.]

The popular Bill Clinton was elected in AR as governor in 1978 at the age of 32 too. Desperate people in AR, it was said, would vote for Clinton for anything even if he were caught "raping a nun in the process of robbing a widow's and orphans' fund." As it turned out, that joke quote from the Arkadelphia, AR, "Standard" may have had unwitting meaning.

[Theodore R.]

Why do you think Vitter is so strong politically in LA? I don't think he is hardly known outside of his St. Tammany-based district. I have never even seen him on television. Also, Jindal has not been on television that much either. LA TV tends to accent only Foster, Breaux, and Landrieu.

[Theodore R.]

I don't see how Downer would be stronger than Jindal, excpept some elderly LA voters might not vote for someone who is only 32. Now the AR elderly did -- they went all the way with "their Bill" in 1978 and beyond.

[buzzyboop]

So what? John Wayne, McLintock, McCLintock, whoever, doesn't stand a chance, while this Blossman is a non-story.

While this is very unfortunate, the advantage our liberal antagonists have over we conservatives is that they will accept incremental victories in order to get closer to their ultimate ends. The all or nothing approach of John Wayne (I mean McClintock) supporters will guarantee defeat.

[JohnnyZ]

Why do you think Vitter is so strong politically in LA? I don't think he is hardly known outside of his St. Tammany-based district.

*shrug* He's the presumptive US Senate nominee and would have started a guv race with the GOP base unified behind him vs. the splintered Rat field.

[Theodore R.]

Maybe no other leading Republican will run for senator if Vitter runs. If Breaux seeks reelection, presumably Vitter will run again for the House. Vitter has had his problemw with Foster, however.

[Theodore R.]

Blossman had based his campaign on the slogan: "This Time Let's Elect a Real Republican!" He could never break 2 percent in the polls. Louisiana probably does want a "real" Republican and may not even want any Republican. Time will tell.

[Theodore R.]

*ping*

[Kuksool]

***Vitter has had his problem with Foster***

Great to see Vitter and Foster find common ground on something (endorsing Jindal for Governor).