LA-GOV 2003: Why did Blanco win LaSalle Parish?

[I’m not Stu]

LaSalle Parish usually votes Republican by a wide margin. Why did Kathleen Blanco win the parish against Bobby Jindal by a 61-39 margin?

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

I hate to play the race card, but that's really the only reason I can think of for a conservative Republican losing a county that usually gives the GOP 85%+ of the vote.

[I’m not Stu]

I guess LaSalle parish would rather vote for a white candidate regardless of party due to "rashist" voters.

[DINGO Joe]

Race was part of it, but rural voters were convinced that Bobby's healthcare reform would gut rural hospitals.

[Dr. MB]

Her name is "Blanco", for God's sake.

Why does a bear sh**t in the woods?

[NewYorkExpress]

Did Jindal win it in 2007? That might you give an answer to the question of whether race played a role.

[Young Conservative]

Did Jindal win it in 2007? That might you give an answer to the question of whether race played a role.

He did win it in 2007.

[I’m not Stu]

Did Jindal win it in 2007? That might you give an answer to the question of whether race played a role.

He did win it in 2007.

Jindal won it in 2007, but underperformed. Jindal only got 55% in a parish that generally votes 70+% GOP. Democrats (including independent John Georges) got 43%. Why did LaSalle vote 43% Democratic in 2007?

[TDAS04]

So they eventually came around to vote for the brown man when it became obvious that he would win. That doesn't mean they didn't have a problem with it or change the results from 2003 for which the only plausible explanation was racism.

[RINO Tom]

Seems you already know the answer and just want several more people to type it.

[I’m not Stu]

Jindal got 78% in 2011 probably because LaSalle Parish voters didn't know Tara Hollis was white. If they knew, Jindal most likely would have done far worse.

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

I love Louisiana elections because jungle elections are so much fairer, which leads to so colorful first round maps.
Timberbusinessman and former State Senate President Randy Ewing from Jackson Parish, who only came fifth statewide, won the county in the jungle primary. Guess which party he belongs to...

[I’m not Stu]

I love Louisiana elections because jungle elections are so much fairer, which leads to so colorful first round maps.
Timberbusinessman and former State Senate President Randy Ewing from Jackson Parish, who only came fifth statewide, won the county in the jungle primary. Guess which party he belongs to...

Ewing is a Democrat.

[IceSpear]

Seems you already know the answer and just want several more people to type it.

You should type it, Tom.