“Louisiana is conservative, but still has a strong Democrat base,”
Yes it is. Every time I hear that Louisiana is “deeply red” I just cringe. Louisiana is a purple state, that leans right on cultural issues, and left on fiscal issues. There is also a distinct cultural difference between the north and south which requires different approaches even on the same issues.
the state is a third black. which means dems are never out of it.
I’d cringe, too, since Red is the color of leftist totalitarianism: Communist/Socialist/Nazi (and foisted on the GOP on Election Night 2000 from the Democrats). Any Republican stupid enough to allow himself to be called a “Red” ought not even be anywhere near a voting booth.
Hard to imagine the rats carrying it for President so I’d call it safe R there, certainly not “purple”, I don’t like “purple” as a political adjective irregardless of whether you accept the newspeak “Red for Republican” nonsense or not, swing state works for me. Dems aren’t taking back the state leg either. It definitely deserves the label of “Republican state”. Every state has some unique circumstances.
For mosts state Governor is an office the weaker party is frequently competitive in.
Deep South has a lot of Blacks, meaning a dem has a solid base and can win if enough White idiots vote against their interests for someone who tricks them into buying the “moderate/conservative democrat” song.
Still not sure why Jindal (ran afoul the stinking unions to the point they launched a media jihad against him?) is so unpopular but that appears to be the prime reason Vitter lost this. Isolated circumstance, likely one term rat bastard. 4 years of him appointing Marxist Blacks to things should lead Whites to bounce him.