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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Chris_ on November 21, 2015, 09:43:24 PM
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John Bel Edwards beats David Vitter to become Louisiana's next governor
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.
Edwards election day efforts focused on New Orleans. He met up with U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond in the afternoon at Spears & Spears law firm in St. Roch to make phone calls and send encouraging texts to supporters. Several people in "John Bel Edwards for Governor" T-shirts could also be seen boarding a school bus outside the law firm's building, presumably help the Democrat turn out the vote in other parts of the city.
An Edwards administration is expected to be a marked shift from Gov. Bobby Jindal's approach to public policy over the past eight years. The Democrat is expected to bring Medicaid expansion to Louisiana shortly after taking office, meaning thousands of more Louisiana residents could have access to health insurance in a couple of months. Teachers unions and other organized labor groups will also have more of a voice with Edwards than they ever had with Jindal.
NOLA (http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/louisiana_governor_democrat.html)
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Wow. Not a good sign for the GOP. Not a good sign at all considering that Jindal just dropped out of the presidential race.
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Vitter ran a lousy campaign and his fellow Repub. lawmakers did not support him including Gov. Jindal. Edwards is squeaky clean where the D. successfully painted Vitter as a dirty politician.
The R. LT. Governor swamped his D. opponent, and the incumbent Attorney G. was ousted by another R. The Repubs have a majority in the legislature. However, taxes are going up as Jindal has mismanaged the budget with a 1.3 billion dollar shortfall. Going to be a long 4 years.
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So you guys actually vote your Lt. Governor and your Governor separately?
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So you guys actually vote your Lt. Governor and your Governor separately?
Yes.
Also, it is not uncommon for a candidate to have the most votes in the general election but less than 50% in a crowded field, and then lose to the candidate who came in second in a special/second election. Vitter's chances were hurt by the present Governor, Jindal, whose poll numbers are in the tank.
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Vitter ran a lousy campaign and his fellow Repub. lawmakers did not support him including Gov. Jindal. Edwards is squeaky clean where the D. successfully painted Vitter as a dirty politician.
The R. LT. Governor swamped his D. opponent, and the incumbent Attorney G. was ousted by another R. The Repubs have a majority in the legislature. However, taxes are going up as Jindal has mismanaged the budget with a 1.3 billion dollar shortfall. Going to be a long 4 years.
John Edwards is squeaky clean ?
The same John Edwards who ran for president ?
That guy is about as dirty as the worst politicians I have ever seen.
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John Edwards is squeaky clean ?
The same John Edwards who ran for president ?
That guy is about as dirty as the worst politicians I have ever seen.
Two totally different folks...
libertybele... I don't consider this a big deal at all... Jindal was very unpopular in Louisiana right now, and this was more or less expected. I'm surprised he stayed in the Presidential race as long as he did.
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John Edwards is squeaky clean ?
The same John Edwards who ran for president ?
That guy is about as dirty as the worst politicians I have ever seen.
You have Edwards and Jindal mixed up. Edwards graduated from West Point and was an Army Ranger. Many Repubs voters voted for Edwards. Hopefully, Jindal and Vitter get out of politics.
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You have Edwards and Jindal mixed up. Edwards graduated from West Point and was an Army Ranger. Many Repubs voters voted for Edwards. Hopefully, Jindal and Vitter get out of politics.
I thought he mixed up his "John Edwards"... He said the one who ran for President, I thought he meant this John Edwards... I agree w/ you about Jindal at this point, and I know little to nothing about Vitter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edwards