Monday, April 16, 2007

Breaux bows out

Reading the local newspaper for the first time in ten days, I notice that John Breaux has decided against running for Governor.

Some local pundits are wondering who is going to run as the Democratic alternative to Bobby Jindal?

Way back when I lived in North Louisiana, one of the names commonly associated with politics in that part of the state was Foster Campbell. Campbell is a populist Democrat, and I see that he is running for governor. He's been a presence in North LA politics for twenty years, yet no one south of Alexandria seems to think he's running, or that he is capable of running a statewide race.

Yet, many of the names I see bandied about are unfamiliar to North Louisiana voters. Except for possibly Landrieu and Kennedy, the rest are virtual unknowns from Alexandria north.

It's fixin' to get interesting in the Governors race.

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