In most popular elections, fewer than half of the people elect, leading to a government not supported by more than half of the people. You are painting Louisiana with a broad brush. Surely you must recognize that not all of Louisiana is culpable for the election of Blanco. There is undeniable corruption in the state, and there has been historically, but not everyone is in a position to participate in corruption.
I wonder how many people on this site voted for Jimmie Carter? Not many would be a good guess.
Those who voted for Jimmy Carter can be excused because all they were seeking was a government "as good and as kind and as caring" as the American people themselves. I don't know if GA Jimmy delivered on his pledge or not. Perhaps not, considering the 1980 results
Not many who would admit that they voted for him.
Quite a few on this site were not old enough to vote in 1976.