*Louisiana Governor election results*

Most recent polls give a small edge to Edwards (D), but it could be as tight as the Kentucky Governor's race.

And, this is what bothers me about the intellect of the United States' electorate; What am I missing? With all of the mess surrounding the Trump Administration, the middle class not really doing much better under his watch, and a pretty successful current Governor in Louisiana, how is this even close? What is the message or actions that Republicans are saying/doing to get people to vote for that party? Why does it seem as if the Democrats can't effectively break through this barrier?

This is like Kentucky. Given Matt Bevin's record it should have been a complete blow out! I know a win is a win but when I see such close elections it makes me fear that Trump stands a very good chance of re-election.

R2 - have you seen the local media outlets (radio, newspaper, TV) in these areas? It's not exactly balanced coverage. Then you have the corrupt pastors giving sermons about voting Republican and demonizing Democrats.

Many of these people truly do live in an alternative universe with one viewpoint being 90% of what they see and hear.

[quote] What am I missing?

Louisiana is an ass-backwards state with hardly any middle class to speak of. There's no industry. In local politics, the families in power today are the families who were in power in 1890. It's not hard to understand.

R3 is 100% correct. It's terribly depressing and crazymaking to see La.-based message boards and newspaper comment sections. Anyone who thinks the majority of Trump Deplorables here are near-illiterate white trash is completely misinformed.

Engineers, CPAs, small-to-large business owners, highly paid and educated petrochemical employees--it is rare to come across one who ISN'T constantly badmouthing Democrats and "libs", in the most demeaning and intolerant way. They simply refuse to entertain the possibility they could be wrong and brainwashed.

It's a topsy-turvy world, and I am always wondering what could have been if Howard Dean's 50-state strategy had become the Democratic Party standard.

I'm here with the erection results:

4 inches hard.

Where are the people who voted for the current governor? Has Edwards done something to piss these people off?

It's also important to remember that even before the Trump era, Louisiana's voting patterns had started to change. Back in the 1990's, Bill Clinton was able to win Louisiana twice, just like he did in Kentucky. Louisiana also had a Democratic Senator for several terms in Mary Landrieu. There was also a Democratic Governor in Kathleen Blanco.

But the decreasing support for the Democrats among white voters, combined with the loss of black voters to other states in the years after Hurricane Katrina, has created a tougher environment in Louisiana for Democrats. Edwards has been the one exception in recent years. Edwards was able to get elected in 2015 before the start of the Trump era, so the question tonight is whether he can repeat that success in the "age of Trump".

Are the results in from Bon Temps?

A pollster on the local (Baton Rouge) news put it at 45.5 to 45, for Rispone. He also said that a lot of people who where polled during the early voting period didn't want to say who they voted for. I took that to mean they voted Rispone and were embarrassed to say it out loud (like Trump voters in 2016). Hope I'm wrong. Polls close at 8:00 central time.

The recent polls give Edwards a small edge, except for the poll by Trafalgar Group which gives Risponse a small edge.

So it's looking like another very close Kentucky result.

R5 here. Edwards won in 2015 with an ENORMOUS number of enthusiastic white college students. Edwards was able to get strong buy-in from them that sustained through Election Day.

Trump is the new dynamic this time around.

Rispone has been tying himself very closely with Trump, so it will be interesting to see whether that pays off for him tonight.

[quote]Rispone has been tying himself very closely with Trump,

Yes, and that literally is the ONLY thing he is running on.

It's as if they just opened a fetid jar of anti-Democratic buzzwords and flung them helter-skelter into their ridiculous ads.

"Edwards loves Pelosi and Warren. Bad for Louisiana." "Edwards: Too liberal for Louisiana." "Edwards: A personal injury TRIAL lawyer, liberal special interest lobbyist." "Edwards FAILED Louisiana during the 2016 floods."

And the clincher: an entire spot of Donald Trump mocking liberals and telling the adoring crowd John Bel Edwards MUST be voted out. Nary a compliment for Rispone.

Rispone makes Piyush Jindal look like FDR.

So you have got a West Point Army ranger, highly educated and civilised, proven competent governor, and generally all round good guy, versus a .......... know nothing old fart businessman, who can't string three sentences together.

Yep, tied race.

Early numbers:

60.4% Eddie Rispone GOP 17,048

39.6% John Bel Edwards* Dem 11,176

Rispone leading in early precincts, but nothing in yet from Orleans Parish, or Baton Rouge Parish or Shreveport Parish.

[quote]Rispone makes Piyush Jindal look like FDR.

And, what short memories! Jindal left a mess.

Do you expect a shithole like Louisiana to have enough sense to elect a Democrat?

0.2% of precincts reporting (9/3,934)

55.6% Eddie Rispone GOP 175,770

44.4% John Bel Edwards* Dem 140,375

Edwards should win handily in East Baton Rouge, Bossier, Orleans, and (hopefully) Calcasieu Parishes. Possibly his home parish of Tangipahoa, as well. He'll likely win the smaller rural parishes with large black populations like East Carroll, and maybe St. Landry.

Votes now coming in for Edwards:

52.2% Eddie Rispone GOP 198,618

47.8% John Bel Edwards* Dem 181,685

Well, we did four years ago, R19, and contrary to outsider opinions, it was just as much (or more) a vote FOR Edwards and not just AGAINST the reprobate Vitter.

It does no good for solid blue states to talk shit on red and purple states where the liberals are working their asses off to make a difference.

Live coverage.

Waiting for Orleans Parish to report.

Taniel:

LA's biggest parish just reported its early vote: Edwards had 57% in the Oct. 12 early vote (and 62% at the end of the night); 65% of the early vote today.

(Caution: Early voting turnout is so substantially higher, we need to see if that's Dems voting earlier, or new Dems)

Any news from Chinquapin?

BREAKING ELECTION:> WWL-TV analysts say a strong showing for Edwards in early voting are good signs for the incumbent. Rispone is still leading in very early returns.

Wasserman:

Edwards (D) beating his primary %s by an impressive amount, but reminder: we have no idea what E-Day vote looks like or to what extent early votes are cannibalizing Dems' E-Day votes.

Wasserman:

Edwards (D) jumps from primary early vote are much less impressive in St. Tammany, Ascension, Calcasieu, Lafayette than they are in #LA05 and East Baton Rouge. Mixed bag.

Isn't it just one conservative against another here to be honest?

Still no Orleans Parish votes, although they are known to often take 45 minutes to start reporting results.

Wasserman:

The only three LA parishes that gave Ralph Abraham (R) over 60% in primary are LaSalle, Richland & Franklin. Edwards (D) jumps from primary to runoff (EV only):

LaSalle: 11% to 18%

Franklin: 19% to 31%

Richland: 27% to 40%

Rispone might have an Abraham voter problem

Orleans Parish finally coming in.

95% for Edwards in the early numbers.

PollTroll I have brought you refreshments as you toil this arduous task. Keep up the good work :) .

I'm particularly interested in Lousiana b/c if the Dems can win it a second time in a statewide election then it is up for grabs in 2020. I was discussing with a friend a while back that if LA turns blue MS will 4 years thereafter. I posted part of that in the 2019 Election Thread, but I said if Madison County, MS ever turns blue in or before 2020 MS and GA will follow suit. I never expected Lafayette County, MS ( Ole Miss is located there) to turn Blue, but it did. Tonight's results in Louisiana's Governor's race is the first test of my optimistic theory of the Deep South.

Let's hope Edwards takes it :D!

28% of the vote now in.

51.5% Eddie Rispone GOP 337,605

48.5% John Bel Edwards* Dem 317,659

No, R31. Not even close.

Thanks, R35. 😊

NY Times says that 41% of the vote is in, with Rispone leading 51.6% to 48.4%.

Edwards exceeding Wasserman's benchmark for St. Mary Parish.

Wasserman notes:

[quote]Edwards (D) at 51.4% in Morehouse Parish w/ 98% reporting. He only needed 46.3%, per my benchmarks. Some great news for the incumbent in Ralph Abraham's backyard

And Wasserman notes that Red River Parish is breaking for Edwards.

[quote]Breaking: Red River Parish 100% in. Edwards (D) needed 48.5% per my benchmarks. He got 50.9%.

Edwards takes the lead.

50.5% John Bel Edwards* Dem 438,660

49.5% Eddie Rispone GOP 429,176

Less good news in Caldwell Parish:

[quote]Breaking: Caldwell Parish 100% in. Edwards (D) needed 26.3% per my benchmarks. He got 25.1%. Looks like another close race brewing.

Yes, R45, although that seems to be one of the only parishes so far where Edwards is underperforming.

50/50 race again, as predicted.

Taniel:

caveat: turnout DECREASED in this heavily GOP parish.

that compares to a 15% turnout increase in Red River Parish (also complete), where Edwards went from 44% to 51%.

You beat me to it, P.T. :) Wasserman's take:

[quote]The good news for Edwards (D): turnout is *down* from primary in Caldwell Parish (heavily R), but looks considerably *up* in completed/nearly completed parishes where Edwards is winning.

Wasserman:

[quote]But overall, more overperformance than underperformance for him. [Edwards]

75% of the vote now in.

Wasserman also noted that, "I'd rather be John Bel Edwards right now."

To which a follower wrote, "I'd rather be Edwards in general, as a human.

Wasserman:

[quote]I'd rather be John Bel Edwards (D) right now.

So will it get down to the urban areas which have not reported in as of yet?

You beat me by seconds, R52. ; )

Yes, R54.

Eg. More than 50% of Orleans Parish still left.

We're watching the same Twitter feeds, P.T. I'll just leave it to you from now on, though.

Anyone who wants to watch this develop in real time, check out the New York Times Live Election Results. They seem to be staying on top of the numbers very well.

Edwards meeting or exceeding benchmarks in 4 more Parishes.

It looks scary to me right now with the Republican ahead but I'm guessing New Orleans will save the day.

Geoffrey Skelley:

[quote]24 parishes are now 100% in and on average Edwards is running just 0.1 points ahead of the win mark I set out for him at the start of the night (this is weighted by turnout in the 1st round).

Dave Wasserman

[quote]I've yet to see a part of Louisiana where Eddie Rispone (R)'s numbers tonight have really impressed.

R59, 52.4% of Orleans Parish is still out.

It's gonna be close but Orleans Parish only reporting 47% makes me have hope!

Trump, in Louisiana a couple of days ago:

[quote]"The eyes of history are looking upon the great people of Louisiana," Mr. Trump told thousands of supporters in Bossier City, adding, "I really need you, but you really need you, to send a message to the corrupt Democrats in Washington."

I think they're sending a message.

Taniel:

[quote]Rispone leads by 0.6% with 81% of precincts reporting, but more than TWO-THIRDS of the precincts left are from New Orleans, Caddo Parish, and East Baton Rouge.

[quote]Edwards is getting 61, 65% and 91% in those three places.

JBE looks to have around 80,000 votes in Orleans parish left to be counted.

Rispone has less than 10,000 based on current trend.

There's the determinate parish.

Source:

Taniel:

Rispone leads by 0.6% with 81% of precincts reporting, but more than TWO-THIRDS of the precincts left are from New Orleans, Caddo Parish, and East Baton Rouge.

Edwards is getting 61, 65% and 91% in those three places.

That's a good link, R66.

It summarizes what Taniel was just saying.

Lots of votes left for Edwards, so he can still retake the lead if current trends continue at the present percentages.

RT @DavidPontious: A data point for you: all four of the parishes reporting less than 50% of their vote totals right now (East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Caddo, St. James) voted for Edwards (D) in 2015. #LAGov

Rispone, a couple of days ago:

[quote]"Louisiana, we are Trump country!" Rispone told the crowd as he took the microphone at Thursday's rally. "He went to Alabama last weekend; he helped the LSU Tigers beat 'Bama. Now, we have to fire our liberal, tax-and-spend socialist-leaning governor John Bel Edwards. ... He has passed the highest tax in the history of Louisiana. He has attacked the oil-and-gas industry, where we've lost thousands of jobs. He has released over a thousand dangerous criminals. He supports New Orleans as a sanctuary city, and he and his greedy trial lawyer friends, they are causing us to have the second-highest car insurance in America."

[quote]Rispone concluded: "This is bigger than Louisiana. We have got to send a message to these liberal socialist Democrats in Washington that we support our president."

[quote]Rick Gorka, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee and the campaign, said the RNC has invested $2 million in the race and had more than 60 staffers on the ground working in partnership with the Louisiana state party.

The Republican Party went all in on this one.

@GatorRena @MagPieSC1972 @Redistrict East Baton Rouge also a big voting block only 1/3 counted.

Canuck politics is calling the Louisiana gubernatorial election for incumbent governor John Bel Edwards.

Edwards has exceeded 3 of 4 more benchmarks.

The votes at the moment show Rispone a bit ahead.

This one is going to end with Edward's handily. 74% reporting, except Orleans. Only 28% there. It is going over 90% Edwards.

Big bunch of votes just came in, pushing Edwards back on top by 11,335 votes, 50.4% to 49.6%.

Edwards retakes the lead.

50.4% John Bel Edwards* Dem 700,136

49.6% Eddie Rispone GOP 688,801

Wasserman calls it for Edwards.

Yes!

Thank you, New Orleans!

Dave Wasserman:

[quote]I've seen enough. Projection: Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has defeated Eddie Rispone (R) to win a second term.

Looks like it was moderately high turnout. In 2015, Edwards received 646,924 votes. He's over 704,000 right now, with 92% reporting.

91.6% of precincts reporting

Edwards now ahead by 10,000 votes.

50.4% John Bel Edwards* Dem 704,567

49.6% Eddie Rispone GOP 694,494

Why is Lafayette so red given it's a university town?

Chuck Todd was insistent that Democrats would lose all three races because of the impeachment.

What's he going to say tomorrow?

The university in Lafayette is not really a typical open minded university town, and lots of white racists.

Almost all of the white professionals like engineers and docs and lawyers are pro Trump. It is mystifying .

Edwards holding onto about an 8,500 vote lead with nearly 94% in.

R85, it’s not the norm, but there are plenty of college towns where a majority of voters lean Republican - and it’s not always where the colleges have a religious connection.

Dave Wasserman:

[quote]The final margin is likely to be very close. A Dem strategist I just spoke with credits LSU's win vs. Alabama for voters' satisfaction w/ direction of state & Edwards's razor-thin victory.

So Poll Troll seems positive? I can’t breathe right now

As was the case in 2018 and again in the elections in Virginia, the Democrats won in the suburbs. From Taniel:

[quote]Dems SURGE in large suburban counties, Louisiana edition: Edwards won Jefferson Parish (suburbs of NoLa) by 1.2% in 2015, on his way to a large statewide win.

[quote]Tonight, he won it by 14%.

[quote]And turnout surged by 14% since October. Far more than in heavily-conservative areas.`

This does not bode well for the GOP in 2020. If they've lost the suburbs nationwide, we're in for another blue wave.

Wasserman:

A key to tonight's #LAGOV outcome: the small but critical bloc of Ralph Abraham (R) primary voters who either stayed home or voted for Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) in the runoff.

It sure was evident in the parish-level results tonight.

Big new jump in JBE’s lead!!!

And, in other news...

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Silverman told the paper he was taken off the air for replaying a 2015 interview with Trump surrogate Roger Stone, who was found guilty on seven federal charges on Friday including witness tampering.

In the interview, Silverman told Stone that one of his biggest concerns with Trump was his connection to Roy Cohn, who assisted Joseph McCarthy in the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s and later served as Trump’s personal lawyer. The Colorado radio station promptly took Silverman off the air and removed the webpage for his show from their site.

Bel Edwards now leads by 19,000+ votes

almost up 20,000 votes now

AP calls it for Bel Edwards

POLITICO has now called the race for Edwards as well.

50.7% John Bel Edwards* Dem 735,753 ✓

49.3% Eddie Rispone GOP 716,441

WDSU 6 calls it for JBE

Agree, r92.

But will it wake rethugs up? Or will they burrow even deeper into fat Donnie's ass?

Because they're on the verge of being driven from the earth. And I am enjoying it very much.

Three Southern governors up for election this year and the Democrats took two of them.

I had been preparing for Rispone to win. Wow.

GOP is definitely taking notice R102.

Wasserman:

We all know major cities are trending blue, but Edwards (D) breaking 90% in Orleans Parish is still pretty breathtaking.

Music to my ears!

Louisiana’s John Bel Edwards stuns GOP, wins reelection to a second term as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor

NOV. 16, 2019

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s John Bel Edwards stuns GOP, wins reelection to a second term as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor.

NYT called Edwards the winner at 10:55 Eastern

[quote]Three Southern governors up for election this year and the Democrats took two of them.

Yes, and the Dems finished a stronger 2nd than usual in Mississippi.

Let's us'n send these results over to Miss Lindsey...

Breaking News: John Bel Edwards announces he’s joining the 2020 Democratic presidential race

Trump increasingly seen as poison to GOP candidates...

Wasserman:

Just about the only part of Louisiana that was on the right track for Rispone (R) was Houma/Thibodaux. Otherwise, Edwards (D) did great in suburbs & Abraham's district.

Orleans though has so so so many folks living there who are transplants. This influx has changed the vibe of the city.

Harry Enten:

Polls were dynamite in LA Gov. History suggesting a better black turnout and Dem over performance in runoff vs primary also holding.

It’s not exactly a landslide.

John Bel Edwards Defies Trump Opposition to Win Re-Election in Louisiana

The Democrat won after Trump visited the state three times to rally for his ouster and throw support behind his Republican challenger.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has won re-election in the state’s runoff election, defeating Republican challenger Eddie Rispone and fending off an effort by President Trump to turn the governor’s office red.

Rispone’s defeat came just hours after President Trump threw one last endorsement his way before the polls closed.

The race was widely seen as a test of Trump’s own popularity amid an impeachment inquiry against him.

It may have been Rispone who appeared on the ballot as the challenger to the incumbent Edwards, but Trump injected himself into the race and made clear to Louisiana voters that a loss for Rispone would be felt very personally by the president. Rispone was even described as “pro-Trump” on some of his campaign flyers.

“I really need you … to send a message to the corrupt Democrats in Washington,” Trump told voters at a rally in Bossier City on Thursday, urging the crowd to “fire your far-left governor.”

It was Trump’s third visit to Louisiana in a month to rally voters against Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South.

“So you’ve gotta give me a big win, please. OK?” Trump said.

Why is this election being done on a Saturday night instead of a Tuesday?🤨

CBSNews calls Edwards

Edwards increases his lead to 20, 381.

A win is a win! But like someone said earlier, WTF, why is it so close? And Edwards is such a fair guy. West Point, smart, and this yahoo who rants about sanctuary cities - when that is not even a Louisiana issue. Hard to believe.

Republicans were also hoping to win a super-majority in the Louisiana legislature, aggressively challenging Democratic incumbents. Thankfully, they failed. They're still ahead in the legislature but they won't have the two-thirds they hoped for, falling short there just as they did in the governor's race.

r118 maybe because it helps increase turnout? Or would you rather it be held on a work day?

Love it how the South is so overtly Christian, Democrats and Republicans. JBE victory speech begins with revival-like prayer by preaching priest with a room full of Pentecostal-sounding supporters praising and worshiping God. It’s the South

R121, Trump won Louisiana by 20 percentage points. It's Louisiana, a bright red state. Any Democratic win there is going to be extremely close.

[QUOTE] Polls were dynamite in LA Gov. History suggesting a better black turnout and Dem over performance in runoff vs primary also holding.

Thank God. If black turnout was a little off and Edwards lost, DL would blame black Dem voters rather than the hundreds of thousands of white people who voted for the Republican.

Edwards increases lead to 33,000 votes.

51.1% John Bel Edwards* Dem 754,978 ✓

48.9% Eddie Rispone GOP 721,720

[98.5% of precincts reporting]

[quote]Trump increasingly seen as poison to GOP candidates...

Every place he goes turns to shit

[quote]R116: It’s not exactly a landslide.

In a state where Trump won by 20 points, yeah it's pretty much a landslide.

If JBE wins tonight, he will be first incumbent Democratic governor to win a second consecutive term since Edwards in 1976. #LaGov #LaLege

Wasserman:

[quote]Dems are now guaranteed a seat at the 2011 redistricting table in Louisiana, where it's absolutely possible to draw a second African-American majority district (current map is 5R-1D)

Wasserman:

Dems have to feel pretty ecstatic about winning back Kentucky (Trump +30%) and holding Louisiana (Trump +20%) by the slimmest of margins.

[quote]It’s not exactly a landslide.

Louisiana went 58% Orange / 38% Hillary three years ago.

With all the money, dirty tricks, and disenfranchisement Louisiana Democrats face, it's remarkable, is what it is, to pull off a 14-point swing.

Who cares who won? What does it actually matter? Both major parties are totally screwed up so whatever. Nothing changes. Nothing decreases, nothing improves. Jay Ducote will remain fat and Govt taco will still open whenever. Whatever.

You all act like the deep south is so distant from the far north. Good Gravy.

Whoa R135! Love the BTR White Star reference! Jay is cool!

But yes Louisiana is a nightmare!

Taniel:

Urban & suburban vote has swung hard blue, AND it turned in great numbers compared to conservative areas.

Edwards during his victory speech: "And as for the President, God bless his heart."

To the person above who asked about Lafayette: It is a college town, but it is also a big oil town. One of Rispone's big ad arguments was that "trial lawyers" were trying to bring down the oil industry in Louisiana by trying to win suits against the industry. Lafayette is a town full of very rich oil people.

R135 I dunno, I guess knowing I'll still have access to Medicaid is a relief.

Of the five states with elections this year:

Louisiana: Remained split, with a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature.

Virginia: Turned the legislature blue and now have a Democratic governor and a Democratic legislature.

New Jersey: Remained blue, with a Democratic governor and a Democratic legislature.

Kentucky: Turned the governor's mansion blue, with a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature.

Mississippi: Remained red, with a Republican governor (albeit in a close race) and a Republican legislature.

Three states remained the same; two states went more blue. Republicans gained nothing.

So, in the coming months, when the hand-wringing concern trolls predict just how awful 2020 will be for Democrats and say that you can't trust the polls because "the polls said that Clinton would win in a landslide!!!" point them to these actual election results.

So the Louisiana folks need to have a meetup to 🎉 celebrate!

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Excellent news!

Was this the last of the 2019 elections?

This must be a huge red flag to GOP Senators that Trump is electoral poison and needs to go.

update: Republicans will be TWO seats short of a supermajority in Louisiana.

Dems have flipped #HD105, ousting Rep. Leopold. And Rep. Adams (I) beat a GOP challenger in #HD62.

One thing this means: Dems will likely have a say in the redistricting process, unlike this decade.

this shows that when trump stumps for candidate ( like in PA) that candidate is doomed

Republicans will argue back and forth that the Democrats were running against weaker opponents, but they can’t hide the fact that suburban voters are coming out in droves to vote Democratic—in fact, to vote Democratic and against the supposed “Trump guy.”. That MUST be terrifying them. If it doesn’t, it should.

Oh screw medicaid! Do you even understand Louisiana medicaid? Half the time the primary medicaid assigned doctors for the children don't provide vaccinations. Routine vaccinations. Medicaid is a damn joke.

Why can't everyone in all the states, everyone in America, have the same healthcare? We pay enough tax now. Or, charge another few cents on every dollar. What is all this insurance/election fuckery?

BREAKING: Democrats have officially blocked the GOP supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. That means the newly re-elected Democratic Governor @JohnBelforLA will retain his veto power--Dems will be able to save Medicaid, ensure fair redistricting maps, and more.

R149, you are a buzzkill!

JOHN BEL EDWARDS TRUMPS EDDIE RISPONE IN LOUISIANA GOVERNOR RACE RUNOFF

Good!

Now let's keep this momentum going through 2050. Yes! TWENTY FIFTY!

Run these rethugs from the face if the earth! Crush them to dust. They have done nothing but pull the entire globe down with their denials of science, facts and continuous lies!

Crush them in 2020. Send them fleeing into their shitholes in 2022, wipe them off the face of the Earth in 2024 and relentlessly hunt them down and evict them from every level of government in 2026.

Make their names synonymous with Nazis and let them be treated as such.

All this momentum will die if the Dems nominate a socialist.

Amy's fun.

Well then say something nice about Louisiana for a change. It's boring and a total personality turnoff to hear about how the deep south is so this or that constantly. As if salt and pepper are the only spice. Boring.

But, thanks for thinking of us.

R146 , this may be oversharing, but I came in my pants upon reading that ! There's hope !

If McConnell loses his seat next year I'll probably die of joy.

Orleans Parish resident. Voter turnout seemed bigger.

I'm so glad JBE won. Rispone didn't even carry his hometown. I honestly couldn't believe when that Ross Perot knock-off went into the run-off. He literally had zero substance other than "Trump" and a bunch of lies about trial lawyers, auto insurance, etc. He's a giant piece of shit.

Edwards increases lead to 40,000 as final numbers come in:

51.3% John Bel Edwards* Dem 774,469 ✓

48.7% Eddie Rispone GOP 734,128

[100% of precincts reporting]

[1,508,597 total votes]

R156, I think I'd actually like to visit Louisiana one day. Call me weird but the swamps there fascinate me.

I also love soul food, jazz and blues. Louisiana is sort of known for those things.

So one day I'd like to visit. Does that count as nice?

Rispone is a Perot knockoff w the squeakiest voice ever. How in the world did he even get his wealth ?

“John Bel Edwards, Deep South's only Democratic governor, wins reelection in Louisiana”

Hey Mr. Trump: The Deep State just kicked your ass!

Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye

The president lost two of three gubernatorial elections in conservative Southern states, raising questions about his standing heading into 2020.

Those close to the president argue that he can’t be faulted for the Kentucky and Louisiana outcomes. Bevin was one of the country’s least popular governors, while Rispone was a relatively unknown political newcomer who was facing a popular incumbent in Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. While the president can help, they contend, he can’t always be expected to pull flawed candidates over the finish line.

[quote]Those close to the president argue that he can’t be faulted

Knock me over with a feather.

Harry Enten's analysis:

[quote]Some thoughts on Edwards' win in LA-Gov. 1. Urban/suburban gains for Dems continue in Trump era. 2. Black turnout increase a la Alabama. 3. Candidates matter a la Kentucky. Edwards was popular & gained in Abraham areas compared to jungle primary.

Why Republicans lost another deep-red state in Louisiana governor's election

Harry Enten, CNN

Sun November 17, 2019

Good stuff. Don’t like the fact that he’s anti-abortion rights, however.

Unfortunately, he has to govern as a Republican Lite in Louisiana.

He did manage to get Medicaid expansion passed. That's nothing short of astonishing.

My sister is a program manager for emergency preparedness. She's worked with the state health & hospitals dept under 6 or 7 governors. She says Gov. JBE is hands down the best she's ever worked with. She said on statewide conference calls during emergencies/disasters, Edwards never bullshits, is always, always seeking input from subject and program experts no matter their rank. He shuts up and gives the floor to local officials and asks everyone if they have what they need from him or any other govt agency, and he actually follows up to see if the asker got their needs met. He is respectful and grateful to all the people who work hard and do good things with little recognition or remuneration.

She says Edwards is so different from the arrogant "I'm the smartest guy in the room and never forget I know EVERYTHING, you peons" Bobby Jindal, or the blustery and cocky Mike Foster, it's sometimes hard to for her to believe. He doesn't need his ego stroked and he really does want the best for his state.

Which is why he received so many endorsements from normally-Republican military and law enforcement personnel, and from the rank-and-file whose lives were literally saved by his expansion of Medicaid. He is the rare thoroughly good guy in politics.

It's a damned shame he can't run for Senate next year, R170.

I can't understand why more managers, government officials and the like don't operate in that manner, r170.

Let the experts and those affected speak. You listen and direct traffic. That's how good managers operate.

But those are rare, I guess.

JBE sounds like someone I'd like to work for.

Me too, R171 & R172. I was so badly burned by my last three bosses, I'm still a bit PTSD-y. I used to tell the people I supervised that my philosophy was I always want to be the boss I'd love to work for. And damn me if that doesn't make people willing to run through a brick wall for you.

Sadly, people like that rarely rise up the ranks to real power. The assholes and kiss-up-kick-down types rule the roost.

Kathleen Blanco was another thoroughly good person who rose through the ranks without losing her humanity. She worked miracles at Southeastern La. University and helping create the University of Louisiana system, and according to my sister, as governor she acted just like JBE.

But she got screwed by Katrina, and then she died.

President Trump Bet Big This Election Year.Here’s Why He Lost.

NYT

Why Donald Trump might have actually helped lose the Louisiana governor's race

CNN

Mon November 18, 2019

[quote]It's long been accepted wisdom that no one motivates the Republican base like Donald Trump. But with results like in Louisiana, Kentucky and Virginia, it also appears to be true that no one motivates the Democratic base -- and the swing suburban vote -- like Donald Trump either.

[quote]That reality has already cost Republicans at the state and federal level over the first three years of Trump's presidency. And if it continues, it could cost Trump a second term next November.

Music to my ears, PollTroll. Let’s hope his Klan rallies backfire on him.