Last tweets of the night after the show with @Gingrich_of_PA to answer this great DM question.
How is Louisiana so red on the presidential level and elects Democrats on the gubernatorial level?
Simple version...
How is Louisiana so red on the presidential level and elects Democrats on the gubernatorial level?
Simple version...
@Gingrich_of_PA Ed Rispone put on a good show. But John Bel Edwards is a popular incumbent and rather conservative. It clearly helped him in Southern Catholic region and even to some extent the Northern Protestant area. On the presidential level, Democrats are nowhere near that conservative.
@Gingrich_of_PA That said, the early vote for John Bel Edwards was not at all impressive. But he did two things.
1. He hit targets where it counted (Orleans, East Baton, etc)
2. He did better than expected in the Election Day vote, which is not something the president should take lightly.
1. He hit targets where it counted (Orleans, East Baton, etc)
2. He did better than expected in the Election Day vote, which is not something the president should take lightly.
@Gingrich_of_PA No, LA is not a battleground state. But there are some lessons for GOP and the President, not the least of which is where he goes when he visits states to support candidates.
I'll review impacts & prior visits before I elaborate, but clearly his base-only model needs tweaking.
I'll review impacts & prior visits before I elaborate, but clearly his base-only model needs tweaking.
@Gingrich_of_PA E.g. Rispone is from Baton Rouge and yet neither he nor Trump focused on a natural base of support. It was a lost opportunity to cut into the margins and pad yourself for a lack of turnout in other areas.
Also, Rispone didn't win all Trump-supporting voters. That was very clear.
Also, Rispone didn't win all Trump-supporting voters. That was very clear.
@Gingrich_of_PA Updating thread on #lagov results, as promised.
