Fleming sounds the best of the group. Abraham and Graves are too new to analyze. Boustany and Scalise ought to be dismissed out of hand. John Kennedy was a novelty, but I’d expect he’d be no better than your average establishment figure in DC, so that’s out. Scott Angelle was happy to see his people go to Edwards, so he can get stuffed. Dardenne openly went for Edwards, so any future races for him he can forget about.
Maybe Edwards can be lured out of the state for long periods and Nungesser can screw with him as acting Governor (like Mike Curb used to do with Jerry Brown in his 2nd term in CA).
One thing to note: this will be the first time that all the statewide offices will be Republican with a Democrat Governor. If Edwards is as “Conservative” as he claims to be, one wonders if he’ll pull a Buddy Roemer or Buddy Caldwell ?
Maybe Edwards can be lured out of the state for long periods and Nungesser can screw with him as acting Governor (like Mike Curb used to do with Jerry Brown in his 2nd term in CA).
It doesn’t work that way in Louisiana. The LT Governor is a figurehead unless the Governor actually leaves office. About all he does is promote travel and tourism in the state, but even that is purely customary, and not a legal mandate of his office.
Jindal has been running all over the country for two years, and his LT Guv, Jay Dardenne (a fellow GOPer, but a political rival) had no authority to act in his absence.