Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP
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Attorney General Jeff Landry has won Louisiana governor’s seat, fending off a crowded field of candidates.

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

  • ryan213@lemmy.worldEnglish
    235·
    1 year ago

    Is this a result of gerrymandering or did Louisiana just fuck up as usual?

    Edit: I'm not American. I don't know how your gerrymandering rules work. LOL

    • Carvex@lemmy.world
      283·
      1 year ago

      More uneducated morons choosing to get left further behind in the progressive nature of the world.

    • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
      14·
      1 year ago

      To my knowledge gerrymandering only affects district races, e.g. state legislature and congressional house races. I don't see a way a party can gerrymander a statewide race. It looks like what killed this was low turn out among Democrats.

      You can't win if you don't vote.

      "Democratic turnout has been weak" Louisiana- based pollster John Couvillon told The Hill earlier this week.

      …

      Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, criticized members of the Democratic Party for not putting more resources into the race.

      "There's really no discussion, and more importantly, very little lack of investment in voter mobilization"' Albright told The Hill. "That includes the party itself not putting a lot into this election, which, unfortunately, is a pattern that we're seeing in Southern states in general and particularly in states that have Black candidates."

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    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 year ago

      Louisiana Democrats barely tried. The governor is elected by the entire state, so gerrymandering doesn't really affect it directly. Indirectly, districts that are safe one way or the other tend to make people feel like they don't need to vote because they are confident that their candidate will win. It permits and encourages complacency and apathy.

      • babboa@lemmy.world
        41·
        1 year ago

        The LA Democrat party has been in disarray for years. The leadership has been ineffective at best and borderline (or in some cases outright) corrupt at worst. They ran an unlikeable candidate with a good bit of baggage as their candidate. Even if he had held Landry enough to force a runoff, he didn't have enough support from Republican voters for it not to have been a landslide.

    • 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      9·
      1 year ago

      The previous governor was technically a Dem, but would be unrecognizable in any other state. Edwards won against David Vitter because Vitter was shitty enough that even some repubs couldn't stomach him. He won as incumbent against Eddie Rispone because Rispone was a crummy snake and everyone saw through him.

      All that said, we do have incredible gerrymandering skills.

      • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        1 year ago

        To my knowledge gerrymandering only affects district races, e.g. state legislature and congressional house races. I don't see a way a party can gerrymander a statewide race.

        It looks like what killed this was low turn out among Democrats. You can't win if you don't vote.

        “Democratic turnout has been weak,” Louisiana-based pollster John Couvillon told The Hill earlier this week.

        …

        Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, criticized members of the Democratic Party for not putting more resources into the race.

        “There’s really no discussion, and more importantly, very little lack of investment in voter mobilization,” Albright told The Hill. “That includes the party itself not putting a lot into this election, which, unfortunately, is a pattern that we’re seeing in Southern states in general and particularly in states that have Black candidates.”

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