Sunday, October 23, 2011

Bobby Jindal Wins Big In Louisiana

From the Shreveport Times: Gov. Bobby Jindal easily coasted to a second term, winning in a landslide election Saturday after failing to attract any well-known or well-funded opposition to oust the popular Republican from office.
Jindal overwhelmed a field of nine competitors in the open primary. He had nearly 67 percent of the vote with three quarters of Louisiana's precincts reporting.
"I will use every day, every hour of these next four years to make Louisiana the very best that we can be. I don't believe on resting on our past accomplishments. I don't believe in taking time off," Jindal told a packed hotel ballroom of supporters.
The 40-year-old Jindal, who took office in 2008, piled up $15 million in campaign cash from around the nation and attracted no Democratic challengers with statewide name recognition or fundraising heft in the face of his consistently high approval ratings and a near-collapse of the Democratic Party's clout in the state.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111023/ELECTION17/110230336/Jindal-easily-wins-re-election?odyssey=tabtopnewstextFRONTPAGE
At one time, the Democrats thought Jindal was vulnerable but now, Jindal wins big and all the state wide offices in Louisiana are now held by the GOP.
This does not bode well for U.S. Senator Mary Landreiu, a Democrat, who is running for re-election in 2012.
And the Democratic Party keeps blowing up.

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