Breaux opts not to enter governor's race

JIm Bernhardt has enough of his own money and some clout to be a viable candidate. The problem the dems are seeing right now is that most of the Edwards' Dems are going to quietly back Jindal. My father-in-law is one Edwards Dem and he went to a fund raiser and it was quite clear who they are backing.

As for Breaux, he was the poster child for a lot of those federal dollars, but he actually did very little to secure the money. He was just a pretty face and a moderate that could be used to front the agenda. The Edwards Dems will tell that to you behind closed doors.

The Dems are quite scared right now and not entirely sure who they should put up. Mitch knew he couldn't win, so he bowed out. Breaux would have been in a drawn out legal battle that would have been very bad for the state, with no clue as to how the Supreme Court would actually rule. I'm not sure Bernhardt can win the support of the Edwards Dems.

With Jindal as governor, and the 2010 census coming down the pipe (e.g., major redistricting in the N.O. area), Mary could also be in a world of hurt.

 

Foster Campbell is still going to run and he might have a chance at beating Jindal. Hopefully not though.

 

I'm not convinced Foster has enough clout below Alexandria to win. And if you look at where the majority of voters in this state reside, its mostly below Alec.

His main platform is a gimmick to rid the state income tax. It sounds great. No More State Taxes. But what are the ramifications? Would that processing fee be passed along in prices at the pumps? If so, we would be paying more for fuel than ever before. We should take a long look at this plan of action.

 

Very interesting. Why do you think they will back Jindal? I can't think of much he has in common with Edwards.

 

Two reasons. The Edwards Dems were burnt so badly by Edith Bunker and they are very upset about it. Second, there really is no viable dem candidate. The polls are not moving, no matter who the Dems put on the poll.

Bobby has lots more money and is much more organized this go round. They have a focused strategy on winning votes in areas they didn't in the last race. The Dems better get used to hearing Gov. Jindal.

 

One of the remifications of shifting from an income tax to an oil and gas tax is that in the long run we will lose refineries. I just don't think his popularist programs will get him enough votes to win the election. One Dem who could give Jindal some trouble is state treasurer John Kennedy.