[abb]

The GOP base voted for Vitter. It was the Country Club contingent that abandoned him.

[TontoKowalski]

I don't know enough about the makeup of the parishes to make a more informed observation.

Didn't his home parish break about even? I'm pulling that from memory from the live thread last night... that does not seem like a ringing endorsement, but again, maybe he hails from a RINO parish.