Monday, November 3, 2008
Will It All Boil Down to Race?
Posted by David Winkler-Schmit on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Experts are predicting tomorrow’s election will mean the largest voter turnout in Louisiana history, but one observer says that the only thing that really matters is race. "Louisiana is a racist state," said Raymond D. Strother, a Maryland-based political consultant and veteran of Louisiana politics. "Races there are always about race."
That’s quite a statement coming from a guy who tried to get Jimmie “You Are My Sunshine” Davis, a good timey singer and a segregationist, elected to a third term as governor.
But is Strother right? Does all come down to skin color and there’s no need waste any shoe leather standing in line tomorrow?
What do you think?
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As a proud New Orleans and Louisiana native I would like to say that this is not true in any form but I can't. Jindal was the exception to the rule because Blanco did such a poor job.
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The thing that gives me hope is the number of young people of all races who see through this BS for the BS that it is...and not only see through it, but aren't willing to tolerate it. Now we just need to get them into power in Louisiana. It's time for our own transformative figure -- and I don't care what race he or she might be.
