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Lord of Pie
Mar 2, 2007


the reputation of the Rhodes Scholar program should be pretty thoroughly trashed by now, you'd think

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Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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If Jindal really wanted to sink Vitter, he'd endorse him enthusiastically.

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Nov 3, 2009

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Lord of Pie posted:

the reputation of the Rhodes Scholar program should be pretty thoroughly trashed by now, you'd think

yeah, and the one that goes the other way around, but those things are just intensive (and sensual) networking events by now

Mr Ice Cream Glove
Apr 22, 2007

quote:

Voters head to the polls Saturday to decide Louisiana’s next governor, and Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter will be spending Election Day eve a bit differently.

According to Edwards’ campaign, he will spend the night calling supporters and volunteers as part of get out the vote efforts. Edward has led every poll since the Oct. 24 runoff but needs a strong turnout to win.

Vitter, meanwhile, will be attending a “Real Men” conference in Gonzales, put on by The Church in St. Amant. The conference does not allow women (a frequently asked questions page on the conference website explains that this is to “create a safe place for men.”)

Vitter, who is Catholic, has often talked of his deep personal faith and his desire to have a close-knit group of faith advisers, if elected.

One of the featured speakers at the Real Men event is Dino Rizzo, the Healing Place Church after it was revealed that he had an “inappropriate” relationship with a woman other than his wife. Rizzo has since been welcomed back to the pulpit and now serves as the executive director of the Association of Related Churches.

http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog/2015/11/20/how-john-bel-edwards-david-vitter-will-spend-election-eve/

thethreeman
May 10, 2008
Fallen Rib
3 final polls released today: http://www.bayoubuzz.com/buzz/item/1049278-today-s-polls-show-edwards-beating-vitter-from-4-to-17-points-convillion-rigamer-and-kennnedy

JMC (Nov 19th polling): 47%/43% (or 49%/44% with "leans dem/rep" included)
BDPC (Nov 19th polling): 53%/37%
MRI (Nov 16-18th polling): 52%/40%

:munch: tomorrow's gonna be a show

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth
I'm so ready for this shitshow

oystertoadfish
Jun 17, 2003

this wouldnt be nearly as fun if kentucky hadnt voted for a republican a week or three ago

cant wait to hear the cognoscenti tell me what it means after the first handful of the benchmark counties report and know they're probably right

SousaphoneColossus
Feb 16, 2004

There are a million reasons to ruin things.
So the polls are probably wrong and Louisiana will elect Diaper Dave, right? I can't say I'm optimistic about polling accuracy in any southern state at this point.

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

SousaphoneColossus posted:

So the polls are probably wrong and Louisiana will elect Diaper Dave, right? I can't say I'm optimistic about polling accuracy in any southern state at this point.

There has been much more polling in Louisiana and they will probably elect Edwards, but no one is certain. Early voting seemed to favor Edwards (more blacks/dems voting than in the earlier primary) but the state of Louisiana is deeply, fundamentally, even pathologically conservative, so who knows?

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

SousaphoneColossus posted:

So the polls are probably wrong and Louisiana will elect Diaper Dave, right? I can't say I'm optimistic about polling accuracy in any southern state at this point.

I hope so, his first act of office will be requiring all state employees to wear diapers on the job.

Silly Burrito
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Just voted. Five and a half hours to go before the results start coming in.

Boomstick Quaid
Jan 28, 2009
I'm gonna go vote for edwards

Brigadier Sockface
Apr 1, 2007
Those stupid assholes have already rolled out the victory cake! https://twitter.com/kkondik/status/668217574417526784

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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Channel 9 in Baton Rouge will have live coverage in a couple minutes for anyone who wants to follow along.

http://www.wafb.com/story/30577499/watch-live-at-8-pm-runoff-election-night-coverage-on-nov-21-2015

Brigadier Sockface
Apr 1, 2007
Edwards is gonna pull this off!!

oystertoadfish
Jun 17, 2003

edwards has very likely won

https://twitter.com/AoSHQDD/status/668253922096623616

these guys are i think not total jokes and they've called it

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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I've seen a couple of people calling it so far for Edwards.

Brigadier Sockface
Apr 1, 2007
https://twitter.com/kevinlitten/status/668255338898919424

On the menu tonight at @JohnBelforLA: crawfish pasta, jambalaya, boudin and alligator sausage. And get this: sodas are $5 but beer is free.

Regis Christ
Mar 27, 2010

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oystertoadfish posted:

edwards has very likely won

https://twitter.com/AoSHQDD/status/668253922096623616

these guys are i think not total jokes and they've called it

Here's their livestream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgjnkHtHyHg

User Error
Aug 31, 2006

Brigadier Sockface posted:

https://twitter.com/kevinlitten/status/668255338898919424

On the menu tonight at @JohnBelforLA: crawfish pasta, jambalaya, boudin and alligator sausage. And get this: sodas are $5 but beer is free.

Goddamn that sounds good. The food was the only good part about spending a summer in New Iberia.

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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25% in, and Edwards has a solid lead.

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/668260344289230849

:drat:

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Aug 27, 2009

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Amazing.

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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WAFB is calling it for John Bel Edwards officially.

Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

grats on your governor SB

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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Pinterest Mom posted:

grats on your governor SB

:tipshat: Thank you!

https://twitter.com/The_Gambit/status/668263854292471808

Only in Louisiana.

Leon Trotsky 2012
Aug 27, 2009

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Louisiana is going to expand Medicaid before Wisconsin, Maine, Iowa, and Florida. lol.

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

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VItter conceding, not running for Senate next year.

http://www.wafb.com/story/30577499/watch-live-at-8-pm-runoff-election-night-coverage-on-nov-21-2015

Winkie01
Nov 28, 2004
How horrible of a Dem is this guy to be able to win in Louisiana?

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Aug 27, 2009

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Winkie01 posted:

How horrible of a Dem is this guy to be able to win in Louisiana?

He's actually a pretty mainstream Democrat. He's pro-life and pro-gun, but generic Dem on everything else.

My Imaginary GF
Jul 17, 2005

by R. Guyovich
The breeze of hope sure do have a smell of sulpher to it

Despera
Jun 6, 2011
Well this is certainly a setback for people who like to wear diapers and get kicked in the balls by prostitutes and run for office

etalian
Mar 20, 2006


lol

JosefStalinator
Oct 9, 2007

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Grimey Drawer

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

He's actually a pretty mainstream Democrat. He's pro-life and pro-gun, but generic Dem on everything else.

It's much better to have a pro-life and pro-gun governor as a Democrat even if he turns out conservative on more issues. It's important for the dems to build up state level organizations with governors regardless of their policy positions, and see if we can't get some better-aligned senators, where their particular non-mainstream views will translate into poor federal policy in close senate votes.

etalian
Mar 20, 2006


He needs time off to pursue his real passions.

Lord of Pie
Mar 2, 2007



He'd have probably won if he'd offered everyone who voted for him a free kick at his diapered balls

oystertoadfish
Jun 17, 2003


hey thanks

one of those guys was saying edwards is gonna kill education in louisiana, what's that all about? what should i watch for to see how that lil prediction turns out

Lord of Pie
Mar 2, 2007


oystertoadfish posted:

hey thanks

one of those guys was saying edwards is gonna kill education in louisiana, what's that all about? what should i watch for to see how that lil prediction turns out

What is dead may never die
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/education/k-12/2014/09/15/louisiana-ranks-poorly-national-education-assessment/15694709/

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth
Good few days for Louisiana, Jindal's out of the race to die under the porch and Vitter loses.

oystertoadfish posted:

hey thanks

one of those guys was saying edwards is gonna kill education in louisiana, what's that all about? what should i watch for to see how that lil prediction turns out

I mean, it'd be hard for ANYONE to kill education in Louisiana more than it has been already but I think of the options Edwards would have less odds of somehow loving that corpse more.

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etalian
Mar 20, 2006

could someone post that picture of Jindal, with the we demand to be taken seriously line

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