Expect a brawl in Louisiana gubernatorial contest

[TexasTowelie]

Get ready for a knock-down, drag-out fight for the next four weeks in the governor’s race between John Bel Edwards and David Vitter.

It won’t be old-fashioned.

Instead, the weapons of choice for state Rep. Edwards and U.S. Sen. Vitter will be 30-second TV commercials and targeted social media posts on Facebook and Twitter.

And it won’t be pretty.

Each man will spend part of his time extolling his record and plans for state government to eliminate business tax breaks and wasteful spending to end the budget mess left behind by Gov. Bobby Jindal and the outgoing Republican-majority state Legislature.

Read more: http://theadvocate.com/news/13800150-55/expect-a-brawl-in-louisiana

[font color=330099]My favorite line of this piece:

"But Vitter, a family-values Republican, limped into the runoff, tarred by his divisive reputation and a 2007 sex scandal, with nearly half of the state’s voters holding an unfavorable view of him."

Which family? The family of the prostitute that he impregnated and asked her to get an abortion or the family that includes the wife he cheated on?[/font]

[Sherman A1]

1. It should be an entertaining race

At one point years ago Vitter was my Mom's Congressional Rep, went to the same church as she did and they had spoken. She said he seemed to be a nice person, however after the issues in 2007, she had a much different opinion of him.

[SunSeeker]

2. How the hell did this creep get voted in after his diaper fetish hooker scandal?

[LiberalArkie]

3. Louisiana governors races tend to be highly entertaining, Arkansas back in the Faubus days were also

[packman]

4. As they say in New Orleans

Laissez le bon temps rouler