And it utterly defies logic.
Conservative southern state, booming economy, oil producer, Trump state in 2016.
Yet, we see it all the time.
The only plausible explanation is voter fraud or a remarkably stupid electorate.
Or both.
Governor’s races are referendums on the incumbent. My understanding is that the incumbent is a pro life Democrat and moderate to conservative. That’s tough to beat in the South. If the incumbent has been managing the state well, do you really expect that the voters are going to vote him out?
Stupid electorate mostly.
I’m seeing parishes like St. Bernard and Jefferson that went easily for Trump in 2016 go Edwards.
Poking around the map early on and there were very few rural R parishes that had that 75/25 Republican split that is needed now that the suburbs like Jefferson have turned Rat.
I'd say 80% fraud, 20% stupid electors.
The rats flat got this fraud thing figured out to a very fine degree. I see all sorts of parallels between KY and LA.
The GOP needs to get off their ass and fix this.
“Conservative southern state, booming economy, oil producer, Trump state in 2016.”
Don’t despair, it will again be a “Trump State” in 2020. Midterms are so different than Presidential elections. Remember after Obama winning in 2008 rather comfortably the Dems got destroyed in the midterms losing 64 House seats and over 1100 elective offices nationwide. But in 2012 after that resounding defeat he won re election rather easily.
National elections are very different from local elections an is most noticeable in turnout. That is why I laugh when some talk about “bell weather elections”. There is no such thing.