Louisiana politics, going all the way back to Huey Long, seem to have always been a dispiriting (if often entertaining) exercise in corruption and disappointment. It will be no different when Sen. David Vitter gears up his gubernatorial campaign. The fact that the sitting governor, Bobby Jindal, actively loathes Vitter, and the fact that Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is probably going to run, too, means that the state GOP will be at each other’s throats. If Vitter wins the nomination, Jindal will have to pretend to support him, but will he lift a finger to help?
Could Vitter actually lose the governor’s race to a Democrat?
Something to keep an eye on, for the chuckles if nothing else.
Well, it will certainly take some industrial strength self-deception for Jindal to be proud of his legacy.
What Vitter’s campaign’s motto going to be?
“Vote David Vitter for Governor – He’s The Dependsable Conservative Candidate!”
Oh, and getting caught with female hookers is only lethal for a Democrat’s career.
IOKIYAR!!!
Male hookers, on the other hand…
Any chance of taking Vitter’s seat? Even by the bluest of dogs? Presumably they wouldn’t filibuster anyway.
No. Not in a statewide race. Too many reliably Democratic voters either have died — the tail end of the Huey Long vote has gone to its reward — or left the state after Katrina. 5 of 6 House seats are Republican. The one Democrat is a product of packing.
The Cook Partisan Index for the state as a whole is R+12. Landrieu is the walking dead.
Oooh…start popping the popcorn, and don’t forget to add hot sauce.
I like Vitter’s chances. The poop is going to fly, but he’s prepared.