Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research is out with his fall approval numbers on Gov. Bobby Jindal, and it’s clear that Louisiana’s chief executive hasn’t done a good job bolstering his public support with his actions of late.... (Continue reading)
The Louisiana Lieutenant Governor’s runoff was yet another example of the Republicans’ establishing an electoral beachhead in the midst of an anti Obama/Democratic wave that affected elections here in Louisiana. It didn’t hurt, either, that the Republicans had a familiar... (Continue reading)
When Jay Dardenne was running for the Lieutenant Governor position he was elected to on Tuesday, we noted that despite the bad rap he’s received from conservatives for some of his votes in the state senate he’d managed to quietly... (Continue reading)
Most of these are obvious, but some might not be… WINNERS 1. David Vitter. Three years ago this guy was political dead meat. Tonight, he’s one of the strongest Republicans in the Senate. Vitter’s 57-38 blowout of Charlie Melancon tells... (Continue reading)
Jay Dardenne has an 8-point lead over Caroline Fayard in a new poll on Tuesday’s election for Lt. Governor commissioned by WWL-TV and released tonight. The poll was conducted by Clarus Research, a Democrat-oriented polling firm run by Ron Faucheux, a... (Continue reading)
A week ago, we raised some questions about an item on Democrat Lieutenant Governor candidate Caroline Fayard’s campaign finance disclosure forms – specifically the matter of some $210,000 in “in-kind” donations the Louisiana Democrat Party made by way of a... (Continue reading)
For more in-depth coverage of the Scott Angelle party switch, click here. Louisiana interim Lt. Governor Scott Angelle, appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to replace Mitch Landrieu when the latter won election as the mayor of New Orleans, has switched... (Continue reading)
With just one week to go until the election for Lt. Governor, Caroline Fayard showed her true liberal colors at a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The candidates were asked how they would grade the job Barack... (Continue reading)
Lots of developments as Louisiana politicos choose sides among candidates in advance of the Nov. 2 elections… First, Sen. David Vitter is now touting a raft of endorsements from Democrat politicians across the state. A campaign release today includes a... (Continue reading)
UPDATE: The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that the $210,000 the state Democrat Party gave in kind to the Fayard campaign will indeed be used for TV spots. And those spots are going to tout Fayard, according to state party chairman Buddy... (Continue reading)