Landry’s Picking Up Endorsements From Sheriffs And DA’s; Clancy DuBos Hardest Hit

Don’t tell Clancy DuBos – we sure don’t want to hurt his feelings – but it looks like Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime message as expressed in TV commercials running in the state’s three biggest markets might have some validity to people who fight crime for a living.

Landry just announced eight endorsements from law enforcement types who could well move votes into his camp at the local level. A press release out this morning…

Lafayette, La. —Today, Jeff Landry announced that he has received the endorsement of four Louisiana district attorneys and four Louisiana sheriffs. Jeff Landry is a former police officer, sheriff’s deputy, national guardsman, and military police officer. More endorsements from Louisiana law enforcement officials are to come.

Sheriff Endorsements:

“The next Governor’s top priority must be to address the broken laws related to crime. Jeff Landry has my endorsement for Governor because he is the only candidate in this race who I trust to fix the crime problem in our state. He supports our men and women in law enforcement, and he will fight for the safety and well-being of families here in DeSoto Parish. We must prioritize the law abiding citizens and victims in this state,” Sheriff Jayson Richardson – Desoto Parish.

“Jeff Landry has my full endorsement and support for Governor of Louisiana. As a former police officer and sheriff’s deputy, there is no better friend of law enforcement than Jeff. He understands what it takes to keep our communities safe, and he is someone we can count on to be the law-and-order governor Louisiana needs,” Sheriff Craig Webre – Lafourche Parish.

“Jeff Landry is the right man at the right time. As a former officer, deputy sheriff, and current attorney general, he has firsthand experience and knowledge to deal with our out-of-control crime problem on his first day in office. He is a fighter who doesn’t back down when the best interest of Louisiana is at stake. I personally endorse him, and I am 100 percent certain he will make a great Governor for Bossier and all of Louisiana,” Sheriff Julian Whittington – Bossier Parish.

“Jeff Landry has my full endorsement and support. As a former police officer and sheriff’s deputy, Jeff has been a true friend to law enforcement. Jeff will be the law-and-order Governor that Louisiana and Caddo Parish desperately need,” Sheriff Steve Prator – Caddo Parish.

District Attorney Endorsements:

“I am endorsing Jeff Landry for Governor because he is an example of the core values of Louisiana and its citizens. Jeff has continuously supported law enforcement and is a strong advocate of a fair judicial system. He is passionate about upholding the rule of law and protecting and preserving our constitutional rights. Jefferson Davis Parish, and the State of Louisiana, would be well-served by having Jeff Landry as our next Governor. Jeff has the passion and the fortitude to take on the tough issues and challenges that we are facing in the public safety sector and criminal justice system,” Lauren Heinen – 31st JDC – Jefferson Davis Parish.

“Jeff Landry has my endorsement for Governor because he has continuously demonstrated that he will do what it takes to back the men and women of law enforcement in upholding the rule of law, protecting our citizens against criminals and preserving our constitutional rights. I believe the public safety of the citizens of Rapides Parish would be best served by Jeff Landry leading Louisiana as our next Governor,” Phillip Terrell – 9th JDC – Rapides Parish.

“Jeff Landry has my full endorsement and support for Governor of Louisiana. Jeff understands what it takes to keep our communities safe, and he is someone we can count on to be the law-and-order Governor of Louisiana. Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary Parish will be well served by Jeff,” Bo Duhe – 16th JDC – Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parish.

“Jeff Landry has my full endorsement and support for Governor of Louisiana. Like me, Jeff understands what it takes to keep our communities safe and he is someone we can count on to be the law-and-order Governor Louisiana and St. Landry Parish needs,” Chad Pitre – 27th JDC – St. Landry Parish.

Obviously, none of those endorsements do much for Landry in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas, and he’s going to need to add strength in those markets, but we’ve been hearing from folks in the northwest part of the state that it’s all Landry up there – and getting Prator, Richardson and Whittington would be an indication what we’re hearing is correct.

And if Landry has the Bayou Parishes, Acadiana and North Louisiana on his side, he’s going to make the runoff. Period.

So here’s an interesting little bit of gossip floating around – there’s a rumor that New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams, the Soros-funded disaster who has overseen a crime wave which has turned the Big Easy into Gotham City sans Batman (amazingly, some 3,388 cars have been stolen in Orleans Parish this year, at least as of yesterday; there had been 1,282 at this time last year) IS GOING TO GET INTO THE GOVERNOR’S RACE.

That seems utterly bizarre, but if it happens it would indicate one of two things. One, that Shawn Wilson has a problem in New Orleans and/or on the far left in this state, because if he can’t keep another name-brand black Democrat out of the race it’s a big-time sign of weakness.

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And two, that Williams might be a stalking horse for one of the other Republicans – perhaps Steve Waguespack or John Schroder. The theory there would be that if Williams were to peel off, say, six or eight percent of the vote from Wilson and take him down into the low 20’s or below, there might be room enough for a second Republican to get into the runoff with Landry and then pull Democrats over to his side and win the race.

We’re doubtful about the viability of such a strategy, because it would seem like you’d have to chop the black vote practically in half between Wilson and Williams to truly open the door for a two-Republican runoff, and we’d be surprised if Williams was able to do that well outside of Orleans Parish (where we don’t think he’s all that popular).

That said, a two-Republican runoff wouldn’t bother us a bit. This state desperately needs to be free of Democrat governance for the next four years, and two Republicans in the runoff would guarantee that.

But we don’t think Jason Williams will get into the governor’s race. He won’t join those four of his colleagues in endorsing Landry, but taking him on in this race strikes us as unlikely, the rumors notwithstanding

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