Vitter won statewide twice, whoremonger title and all.
Angelle and Darden were put up by Jindal and other Country Club Republicans specifically to keep Vitter from winning. And they succeeded. Vitter announced for Governor nearly two years ago, and he’s had consistently high poll numbers. The two RINOs never could have gotten the conservative vote here, but they cut Vitter up enough in the primary to cripple him for the runoff.
“Vitter won statewide twice, whoremonger title and all.”
You and I are cross-posting, sorry about that. But see #89.
Resting on laurels is the surest way to political defeat. What he did in 2004 couldn’t have mattered less in this race.
I wonder though if Vitter had accented opposition to Edwards prior to the primary if it would have made a differene. Pre-primary, Vitter ran tough ads against Angelle and Dardenne and never mentioned Edwards. Then it was too late.