Saint John Bel Beats Diaper Vitter in Louisiana Governor Race

[PaleoPaul]

The crook beats the adulterer. Gee, what "choices" Louisianans had! :rolleyes:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/louisiana_governor_democrat.html


State Rep. John Bel Edwards, a relatively unknown Democrat from a rural Amite, will be the state's next governor after toppling Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., in one of the biggest political upsets in the state's history.

No state in the Deep South has had a Democratic governor since Kathleen Blanco left office eight years ago. A Democrat hasn't even come within spitting distance of statewide office in Louisiana since 2008, when former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu won reelection.


That all changed Saturday (Nov. 21) as Edwards came out of nowhere to take down a Republican candidate once seen as unbeatable in a solidly Red State.

[cajuncocoa]

The crook beats the adulterer. Gee, what "choices" Louisianans had!

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/louisiana_governor_democrat.html
He's not a crook. He's no relation to Edwin Edwards.

[William Tell]

Louisiana is weird.

[Anti-Neocon]

Louisiana is weird.
Not that weird. They just ran a uniquely bad candidate, sort of like Todd Akin.

[CPUd]

I'm guessing this will destroy any chance Roger "turn that mic off" Villere might have had at the RNC chair.

[gaazn]

Media is retarded. Louisiana is not really a safe red state, and might not even be a red state for that matter The only reason it even looked that way is Katrina pushed a lot of poor Democrats to another state.