Louisiana 2003

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The most recent poll has Jindal leading 46-42 with 12% undecided.
Now were Jindal the incumbent this would mean he would probably lose(undecided usually break 75% against the incumbent), but of course Jindal is not the incumbent so I haven't got a clue which way they will vote.

But I thought I'd tell you all how to read certain polls anyway

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Congratulations to Governor-Elect Blanco!

This is an excellent result for Lousiana. The state that nearly elected David Duke has elected a Woman and has given a minority candidate 48% of the vote.

Lousiana has moved forward, it seems that Jindal did better than most GOP candidates would have done with minorities and Blanco seems to have done well with the "Bubbas".

Compare this to the ethnic voting we all saw in Mississippi...

It seems that undecided voters saw Jindal as the incumbent and voted for Blanco.

Late swings can be a killer(just ask Elwin Hermason), and I'm very pleased that my prediction that it would be decided by a late swing was true

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BTW what's a cajun? I'm curious as I've heard the word used before but I'm not sure what it means.

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It comes from Arcadians. Arcadians were the people who settled Louisiana. They were, of course, from the French province of Arcadia, thus explaining why a French-based language is spoken there and it is the only Catholic state in the South.

Thanks

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Both run on similer platforms; socially conservative and economically interventionist.

Which sums Lousiana up quite accurately.

Jindal's still young and I reckon he might go for a seat in the House.
He can wait...

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The Good Ol' Boys voted for Blanco? Interesting...

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One county in the North voted 70% GOP in 1999... and 70% Dem in 2003!

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Interesting site

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What's interesting is that the turnout was low (for Louisiana)... and what seems to have happend is that the black turnout was low, but the white turnout in Northern LA was also low.
Had Blanco been a man she could have hit 60%...