Welcome to the Runoff!: LA 2015 Liveblog

[TX Conservative Dem]

The LA Democratic Party needs to get YOUNG BLOOD in order to be taken seriously as contenders for statewide office.

[Miles]

Economic populist, social conservative, as typical for districts in this area?

I'd say so.

[Miles]

Disgusting:

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I'm sure they'll be funding him next year though

[Miles]

Speaking of the Kochs, Maginnis also looks at the Super PAC $$$ here.

Its sad that its even seeping down to the legislative levels:

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[IceSpear]

Disgusting:

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I'm sure they'll be funding him next year though

The Republican Party should just be renamed the Koch Party.

[TX Conservative Dem]

Anyone have an update on Jindal's approval ratings?

I'm gonna think he might go for Vitter's U.S. Senate seat.

[MATTROSE94]

Anyone have an update on Jindal's approval ratings?

I'm gonna think he might go for Vitter's U.S. Senate seat.

I am not sure about Bobby Jindal's approval rating right now. The last I heard was that it wasn't too great. I do agree that Jindal will probably be in the Senate in 2016, especially if David Vitter is elected Louisiana Governor in 2015.

[RogueBeaver]

Jindal's approvals are still in the 30s and he's never been interested in the Senate. More likely Kennedy goes for Vitter's seat, though JNK may still run for governor.

[Miles]

I am not sure about Bobby Jindal's approval rating right now. The last I heard was that it wasn't too great. I do agree that Jindal will probably be in the Senate in 2016, especially if David Vitter is elected Louisiana Governor in 2015.

I doubt it. Jindal doesn't see himself as one of a hundred.

[TX Conservative Dem]

In other words, Jindal is done politically as a statewide officeholder in Louisiana.

[Miles]

Scott Angelle is still looking at either Gov or LG.

LG would be preferable, as he'd be a nice upgrade over Guillory or Nungesser.

[TX Conservative Dem]

Wouldn't be surprised if he ran for either job.

Vitter still up by alot though in the Governor's contest.

[Miles]

Good news for Dardenne. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand, who was considering running for Governor himself, endorsed him.

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[TX Conservative Dem]

How much $$$$$ leftover between Dardenne and Vitter ?

[Miles]

Magellan has Vitter slightly ahead in the primary.

Vitter- 28%
Dardenne- 13%
Kennedy- 9%
Landrieu- 26%
Edwards- 5%
Unsure- 20%

[Miles]

Dardenne came to LSU today!



He came to my LA Government class.

On Jindal:
By this point its very clear that Jindal and Dardenne have very little admiration for eachother. Dadenne said that Jindal governs "with an eye towards 2016" as opposed to doing whats best for the welfare of the state. He said that they rarely meet to discuss issues/policy; he said they've met "less than a handful of times" on any given issue.

One girl asked him if he thought Jindal would be a good Presidential candidate. He gave a flat-out "no."

On Blanco:
He had an interesting insight on Blanco. Dardenne rose to the Senate leadership under Foster. Once Blanco came in, she 'cleaned house' and put all Foster's legislative leaders on the unimportant committees. It annoyed Dardenne, but Blanco was ultimately the bigger loser; when her approval ratings dropped after the storm, she didn't have the experienced legislators on her side to help her.

On the ACA:
He said that he's inclined to be against the Medicaid expansion, but thats mostly because it hasn't been seriously debated in the legislature (mostly because Jindal has been so arduously against it). He said he'd be open to changing his mind after its discussed more in this session. I have a feeling he'll end up supporting it; to beat Vitter in a runoff, he's gonna have to turn out Democrats.

[windjammer]

I will pray for Louisianans that they will never have David VitBirther!

[DINGO Joe]

On Jindal:
By this point its very clear that Jindal and Dardenne have very little admiration for eachother. Dadenne said that Jindal governs "with an eye towards 2016" as opposed to doing whats best for the welfare of the state. He said that they rarely meet to discuss issues/policy; he said they've met "less than a handful of times" on any given issue.

One girl asked him if he thought Jindal would be a good Presidential candidate. He gave a flat-out "no."

Bus--Jindal, Jindal--Bus.  Does anybody in Baton Rouge like anybody?

On the ACA:
He said that he's inclined to be against the Medicaid expansion, but thats mostly because it hasn't been seriously debated in the legislature (mostly because Jindal has been so arduously against it). He said he'd be open to changing his mind after its discussed more in this session. I have a feeling he'll end up supporting it; to beat Vitter in a runoff, he's gonna have to turn out Democrats.

I believe that's what all the uncool kids call "weak sauce".

[Miles]

On the ACA:
He said that he's inclined to be against the Medicaid expansion, but thats mostly because it hasn't been seriously debated in the legislature (mostly because Jindal has been so arduously against it). He said he'd be open to changing his mind after its discussed more in this session. I have a feeling he'll end up supporting it; to beat Vitter in a runoff, he's gonna have to turn out Democrats.

I believe that's what all the uncool kids call "weak sauce".

He answered the question on Common Core in the same way. He seemed generally supportive of the concept though.

[TX Conservative Dem]

Considering that Jindal 's a lame duck, folks are moving on from the Jindal era.

[Repub242]

Hey guys, new here. But question for Miles, if General Honore runs for governor, what do you think his chances are? Cause he was my dad's former commander in the 1st Calvary Division. Lots of funny stories bout that man

[Miles]

^ Neat. Yeah, people really like him. If Edwards turns out to be a weak candidate, I could see him getting a good showing in New Orleans. There's also no Acadian candidate, so that could give him an opening. He's very popular in southern LA.

[TX Conservative Dem]

I do NOT see Honore pulling the trigger and running for the governorship.

Plus his age is a factor against him too.

[Miles]

The NYt poll shows Jindal and Obama having identical 40/54 approvals. In what has regrettably been the trend lately, Vitter is the most popular state official, at 51/35.

[TX Conservative Dem]

Considering that Vitter was the one, who recruited and got half of the folks elected to the Louisiana State Legislature, he is the most powerful statewide officeholder in LA.