# 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 11, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274 "2015-11-11T09:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/21 "2015-11-18T15:15:08Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > You are right, he just looks for next opportunity. I think it is his goal to try ever job possible. When he gets around to “prostitute” it will cement his alliance with Vitter. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/22 "2015-11-18T15:43:06Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Well, it is the state that produced a run-off election between Klansman David Duke and Edwin Edwards, who’d been investigated by four grand juries for racketeering, bribery and extortion. Bumper sticker from that year: “Vote for the Crook. It’s Important.” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/23 "2015-11-18T16:28:33Z")
So why is Jindal so unpopular? Is he constitutionally prohibited from a third term, or is her popularity-limited? ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/24 "2015-11-18T17:07:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Is he constitutionally prohibited from a third term, or is her popularity-limited? LA governor is term limited to [two consecutive terms](https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_Louisiana). ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/25 "2015-11-18T17:28:12Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Fortunately Edwards’s stolen a good deal of the thunder by also opposing refugee settlement Did you watch the ad Vitter released? What you say may be true but the ad explicitly states otherwise and most of the public is pretty seriously paranoid about refugees at the moment. Linking Edwards to the idea of refugee settlement may prove to be an effective tactic, regardless of whether it is true. > [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > And the resident of the state that elected Rod Blagojevich, Mark Kirk, and Bruce Rauner doesn’t exactly have much to complain about wrt Louisiana. That’s a funny one. I have few illusions about the average voter in Illinois but at least once Blago was caught the general consensus was to toss the bum out of office and send him to prison. If after he is released in 2025 he is elected again to a statewide office then the comparison would be more appropriate. As bad as our politicians may be I’m not aware of any being reelected to a major office after being caught up in a scandal involving prostitutes and wearing diapers. As for Kirk and Rauner, it is reasonable to believe they will both be denied reelection. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/26 "2015-11-18T18:23:38Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > So why is Jindal so unpopular? Well, for one thing, he appears to have spent his second term as governor (if not both terms) focused on positioning himself for a presidential run instead of actually governing his state. (In fact, he has a long history of half-ignoring his present job while building his resume for the next one.) [And some more specific things:](http://www.salon.com/2015/11/18/good_riddance_bobby_jindal_louisianas_disastrous_governor_gets_the_comeuppance_he_deserves/) > [@](#): > > 1.He entered office with an $865 million surplus and he will exit with a $1.6 billion deficit. > 2.Funding for higher education has been cut by more than 80 percent, and the entire system is experiencing a fiscal crisis. > 3.Funding for youth services has been cut by 40 percent. > 4.Funding for Veterans Affairs programs has been cut by 69 percent. > 5.The Department of Environmental Quality has been cut by 96 percent (in a state with a rapidly eroding coastline). > 6.He rejected a Medicaid expansion in order to protest Obamacare, and thousands of low-income Louisianans remain without health care as a result. > 7.Louisiana has the highest infant mortality rate in the nation; the highest diabetes-related death rate; the highest rate of death from breast cancer; the third highest rate of cancers deaths overall; and the eighth highest rate of teenage pregnancy. > 8.He rejected $300 million of federal stimulus money (one his favorite talking points at the time), despite Louisiana’s underfunded and crumbling infrastructure. > 9.He issued a symbolic executive order that defended discrimination under the guise of “religious freedom.” > 10.He sold out his state to protect BP against legitimate lawsuits. (Side note: Jindal’s brother is a lawyer for the firm representing BP). > 11.He held a massive “prayer rally” on the state’s flagship campus, a rally that promoted his presidential campaign and distributed materials blaming gay people for hurricanes and natural disasters. > 12.He signed the Louisiana Science Education Act, which allowed creationism to be taught in science courses at public schools. > > There are countless other examples of Jindal’s failures, but this list is fairly illustrative of his career as Governor of Louisiana. This is what he did in order to pitch himself as a fiscally responsible, small government conservative in GOP primary states. It explains why 70 percent of Louisianans now disapprove of the job he has done. And it explains why he won’t be missed and why the Republican gubernatorial candidate following him, David Vitter, has tried unsuccessfully to run away from Jindal’s record. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/27 "2015-11-18T21:03:53Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > It looks like Vitter may have found a meme that could help him at the ballot box come this Saturday: > > [From MSNBC](http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/will-david-vitters-hail-mary-work): Vitter’s campaign late on Monday launched an ad that shows images of the deadly attacks while warning that “Obama’s sending Syrian refugees to Louisiana” and that “John Bel Edwards has pledged to work with Obama to bring Syrian refugees to Louisiana.” > Slimy as this is, I actually think this could work for Vitter and get him elected. Nothing like a little hysterical fear mongering to scare the idiots. If this does work, I expect 2016 will bring forth a barrage of GOP ads that will make the Willie Horton spots look low-key and tasteful. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/28 "2015-11-18T22:04:46Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Did you watch the ad Vitter released? What you say may be true but the ad explicitly states otherwise and most of the public is pretty seriously paranoid about refugees at the moment. Linking Edwards to the idea of refugee settlement may prove to be an effective tactic, regardless of whether it is true. The post you accompanied pretty much summarized the ad (which I’ve seen now) and its just another political ad, not anymore devestating and probably less so then the Edwards ads I posted. Until I see polls and/or election results to the contrary, I see no reason why this ad should doom Edwards considering he has done a good job of differentiating himself from Obama and a better representative of certain conservative values then Vitter. > [@](#): > > That’s a funny one. I have few illusions about the average voter in Illinois but at least once Blago was caught the general consensus was to toss the bum out of office and send him to prison. If after he is released in 2025 he is elected again to a statewide office then the comparison would be more appropriate. As bad as our politicians may be I’m not aware of any being reelected to a major office after being caught up in a scandal involving prostitutes and wearing diapers. > > As for Kirk and Rauner, it is reasonable to believe they will both be denied reelection. My broader point is that calling voters stupid isn’t particularly helpful. As I like saying, most people know their interests most of the time and vote accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/29 "2015-11-18T22:46:19Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Until I see polls and/or election results to the contrary, I see no reason why this ad should doom Edwards considering he has done a good job of differentiating himself from Obama and a better representative of certain conservative values then Vitter. From your lips to God’s ears. The ad Vitter is running is total BS yet his campaign clearly thinks this is a tactic that will help them make it an actual contest. If it works it would hardly be the first time a politician got away with such a brazen lie. > [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > My broader point is that calling voters stupid isn’t particularly helpful. As I like saying, most people know their interests most of the time and vote accordingly. The problem with this is that at the moment it appears a lot of people in this country think keeping Syrian refugees out of the country is in their best interest. Hopefully the voters of Louisiana know better. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/30 "2015-11-19T02:56:57Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Fortunately Edwards’s stolen a good deal of the thunder by also opposing refugee settlement and again attacking Vitter for missing Congressional hearing relating to national security issues. And the resident of the state that elected Rod Blagojevich, Mark Kirk, and Bruce Rauner doesn’t exactly have much to complain about wrt Louisiana. Okay, so now two Democratic governors oppose letting in Syrian refugees. It’s officially bipartisan now. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/31 "2015-11-19T06:31:35Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Okay, so now two Democratic governors oppose letting in Syrian refugees. It’s officially bipartisan now. Always the comedian aren’t ya? Problem is, Edwards isn’t a governor. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/32 "2015-11-22T03:10:50Z")
Looks like a win for Edwards. Good job to my home state of Louisiana! ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/33 "2015-11-22T04:47:41Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Looks like a win for Edwards. Good job to my home state of Louisiana! Glory, glory, hallelujah! I was cautiously hopeful this would happen but more than a bit worried slimeball Vitter would manage to pull out a win at the last minute. And this bit of news is just icing on the cake: [Democrat Defeats David Vitter](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/us/democrat-john-edwards-david-vitter-louisiana.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) > [@](#): > > Not only did he lose this race but Mr. Vitter told supporters Saturday night that he would not run for re-election to the Senate in 2016. Hopefully this is the last we hear of this hypocritical slime bag. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/34 "2015-11-22T05:48:46Z")
to the liberals who doubt the importance of being seen as tough on security, take not of Edwards being against more Syrian refugees, against the national Dem party and Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/35 "2015-11-22T05:51:43Z")
Think Jindal will run for the Senate seat? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/36 "2015-11-22T05:56:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Think Jindal will run for the Senate seat? I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/37 "2015-11-22T06:19:20Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Think Jindal will run for the Senate seat? > > I hope so. Oh please please please ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/38 "2015-11-22T11:42:43Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Okay, so now two Democratic governors oppose letting in Syrian refugees. It’s officially bipartisan now. Yeah, ~27 GOP governors, and 2 Dem governors. I think the word you’re looking for is _‘technically’_ bipartisan. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/39 "2015-11-22T11:45:43Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > to the liberals who doubt the importance of being seen as tough on security, take not of Edwards being against more Syrian refugees, against the national Dem party and Obama. In a state as Republican as Louisiana, I take it for granted that a Dem can’t win by being a Liz Warren clone. Small price to pay for getting 225,000 more people covered by Medicaid. ETA: But in places more favorable to Dems, I expect them to follow Obama’s example and explain the difference to people between actually being tough on national security, and posturing on it. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274/40 "2015-11-22T13:21:39Z")
Jindal’s going to be continuing his career in unelected office I’d expect. He’ll be angling for VP(not totally out of the realm of possibility) or a Cabinet post. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-louisiana-gubernatorial-election/737274.md?page=3)