The only Democratic governor in the Deep South is fighting to hang onto his seat

[90DayFinancier 910]

 

The outcome of this race could show how much influence Trump still does — or doesn’t — have.

By Li Zhouli@vox.com  Nov 14, 2019, 7:50am EST

 

Republicans’ recent loss in the Kentucky governor’s race didn’t reflect well on the president, but the real proving ground of President Donald Trump’s influence might just be the upcoming race in Louisiana this weekend.

The southern state is the third and final one to vote on its governor this November, and it’s the latest one where the Republican candidate has tied himself closely to the president. Republican challenger Eddie Rispone is taking on incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards, the rare Democratic state executive in the Deep South, and he’s leaning heavily on Trump to do so.

Edwards first won the governor’s seat by staging a major upset in 2015, when he defeated former US Sen. David Vitter by a 55 to 44 percent margin. At the time, his surprising win was the result of a number of factors: Bobby Jindal, the prior Republican governor, was immensely unpopular, Vitter ran a highly negative campaign that alienated Republicans, and Edwards steadily made the case for himself while effectively hammering his opponent on a prostitution scandal.

This time around, the circumstances are slightly different. While Edwards is credited with some major achievements during his first term, including Medicaid expansion and a budget surplus, he’s now going up against both the dominance of Republicans in the state and voters’ commitment to Trump. In the month leading up to the election, Trump — who won Louisiana by 20 points — has paid multiple visits. Edwards will need to rally Democrats, including a strong base of African American voters, along with a contingent of moderate Republicans, in order to hold onto his seat.

 

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/14/20955815/louisiana-governor-race-john-bel-edwards-eddie-rispone-donald-trump

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Pretty sure that “strong base” is not African Americans...

[laylalex 7,300]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470802-louisiana-governor-wins-re-election

 

Just to tie up a loose end. 🙂

[90DayFinancier 910]

Doesn't this actually belong in the "Trump wins again" thread?😁

[laylalex 7,300]

I don't align with John Bel Edwards on a number of issues, and I think his signing into law a ban on abortions after six weeks is not good for the people of Louisiana, even if you look at it just as a colossal waste of cash since it will invariably be struck down as unconstitutional. But I am not a single issue voter (not that I can vote in LA), and I am willing to listen to other voices even if they don't match my own perfectly. The whole purity test thing is useless, in my opinion. 

 

Of course, if a person's moral compass points to "douche" I am willing to put them on the garbage heap even if their policy positions are "perfect."

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

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Edited November 17, 2019 by ALFKAD

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

45 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Doesn't this actually belong in the "Trump wins again" thread?😁

Huge win for the 50th state in the nation, eh?  Talk about Dems keeping the poor down...

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

44 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I don't align with John Bel Edwards on a number of issues, and I think his signing into law a ban on abortions after six weeks is not good for the people of Louisiana, even if you look at it just as a colossal waste of cash since it will invariably be struck down as unconstitutional. But I am not a single issue voter (not that I can vote in LA), and I am willing to listen to other voices even if they don't match my own perfectly. The whole purity test thing is useless, in my opinion. 

 

Of course, if a person's moral compass points to "douche" I am willing to put them on the garbage heap even if their policy positions are "perfect."

No sense in using "invariably", especially if any of Ginsburg/Sotomayor/Breyer/Kagan's seats open up. Even though I'm pro-choice, there's no reason why Roe v. Wade can't be disregarded/overturned.

Edited November 17, 2019 by Burnt Reynolds

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

This doesn't surprise me one bit after I watched the piece that The Hill's Rising show did on him last week. The governor is a pretty big Blue Dog Democrat so it's no wonder he won re-election.

[TBoneTX 45,996]

The only story here is that no anti-Trump candidate won the La. Governor's race.

[90DayFinancier 910]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

The only story here is that no anti-Trump candidate won the La. Governor's race.

The candidate that Trump flew down for did though.

[laylalex 7,300]

4 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

The candidate that Trump flew down for did though.

I'm trying to figure out the double negative here (blame the Tom Collins I'm drinking) but is John Bel Edwards not anti-Trump?

[90DayFinancier 910]

3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I'm trying to figure out the double negative here (blame the Tom Collins I'm drinking) but is John Bel Edwards not anti-Trump?

Well not not anti Trump. But Trump did not call him a name on Twitter so I  not sure what he is.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

56 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I'm trying to figure out the double negative here (blame the Tom Collins I'm drinking) but is John Bel Edwards not anti-Trump?

You either drinking or getting dressed or extracting money from mens pockets 

Edited November 19, 2019 by Nature Boy 2.0

[laylalex 7,300]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

You either drinking or getting dressed or extracting money from mens pockets 

I'm on mini-vacation now (apartments all viewed, nothing to do until tomorrow's flight home). I can have a drink; who are you, my dad?

 

And I am fully dressed and in the hotel bar and paying for these drinks with my own money.