Edwards/Duke maps

[RBH]

The open primary map:



Statewide results:

Edwards - 34%
Duke - 32%
Roemer - 27%
Other - 8%

And the general election map



Edwards - 61%
Duke - 39%

hmm.. there's probably some lessons to be learned from looking at the map

Link to Parish results for the Primary: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcmp&rqsdta=10199110012919

Link to Parish results for the general election: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcmp&rqsdta=11169110012919

[Sibboleth]

Lessons... lessons... aha!

West Carroll Parish should be avoided at all costs?

[Sam Spade]

My grandfather was born in Union Parish, Louisiana in Marion (where most of his family was from).

They were very strong New Deal Democrats (my grandfather was too up till his passing a couple of years ago) and didn't like blacks at all.

I don't think they still do.

Of course, it helped Duke's case a certain amount that Edwards was a convicted criminal.

[Sibboleth]

Here's something to do: compare these maps to the 2003 election...

[Nym90]

Here's something to do: compare these maps to the 2003 election...

Red is Blanco, Blue is Jindal.

Yes, we see some definite racism here...parishes that voted for Duke but then voted for Blanco...hmm....the fact that Jindal was of Indian descent may have been a factor, seeing as how Jindal did much better than Duke statewide.

[Sibboleth]

I reckon that if the Democrats had run a man, they'd have cracked 60% statewide...

[RBH]

The 1995 Open Primary map is more fun.

Cleo Fields (D) - Blue
Mike Foster (R) - Red
Mary Landrieu (D) - Green
Buddy Roemer (R) - Yellow
Phil Preis - Orange

[iosip]

how did that nutcase duke ever do so well?

he'd have been lucky to crack 10% in my state.

[Wrecking Ball and Chain]

I think he would've done better than Alan Keyes did.

[AuH2O]

Duke was in the state House, so at least he had been elected to something (unlike Keyes)-- and was from Louisiana.

I don't see how he is more objectionable than someone like McKinney... both favor their own race and make it clear.  Heck, that's most of the Black Caucus.

[iosip]

I don't see how he is more objectionable than someone like McKinney...

because duke is a fascist.

[AuH2O]

His platform wasn't fascist at all... less so than Edwards...