Louisiana Election Returns- Thread #4

[TSIAS]

http://www.sec.state.la.us:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=111503

Continued from Thread #3:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=718478

[BuckeFushe]

1. History

11/15/2003 21.37.34




Governor
3,517 of 4,143 precincts reporting
Results by Parish will be available later this evening
602,442 52% Kathleen Babineaux Blanco -
555,344 48% "Bobby" Jindal

[tedoll78]

18. This would be especially sweet for me.

I stumbled across CNN tonight and finally remembered that today was the election - and what do I hear, with 77% of precincts reporting, Blanco is at 51%! I can hardly believe it!

It'd be especially sweet for me because my parents (in New Orleans suburbs) have a Jindall sign in their front yard. Dad's scientifically-minded and very environmentally concerned, but he's been brainwashed about Democrats and blacks, taxes, and guns. He just won't get it.

Please please please let this be true! Let her win!!!

[amazona]

33. oh you know...

Jindall is very good for the environment because he once wrote a paper on coastal erosion, dontch know?

I actually heard this argument made by an intelligent man who should know better. Sigh.

Jindall is excellent at writing term papers and I think he would do well in academia but I don't see why we need him to hold a seat for Mike Foster's (lack of) action and ideas.

Although Blanco is also on the conservative side, I think she is a much more independent choice and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her. My impression of Jindall is that he is 32 year old "nerd" who cannot stand up to Mike Foster.

[WillyBrandt]

2. Which of those on the webpage are Democrats?

Some of us out of LA don't know...

[mndemocrat_29]

6. Do you mean on the Sec. of State's page?

[WillyBrandt]

8. Yes

I know the Govs--what about the 3 other races

[mndemocrat_29]

14. Wooley is a Democrat

Ferguson, Givens, Johnson, and Bel are all also Democrats.

[WillyBrandt]

Thanks!

:thumbsup:

[amazona]

ferguson (dem) lost...

...a bitter, bitter, bitter fight there. Lots of mud-slinging. Ferguson seemed about 1000 times more qualified on the face of it and I'm not sure why she lost but her opponent certainly slung the mud and claimed all sorts of claims...

[ringmastery]

3. Has anyone called it yet?

[robsul82]

9. WDSU CALLS!

But "not calls," they're calling for Blanco.

Later.

RJS

[dazzle]

10. Yes

so far local fox 8 news and WWL tv (CBS)

[La_Serpiente]

4. I wonder how

the Democratic mayor of New Orleans is feeling after he endorsed Jindal.

Bad Bad move.

[bluestateguy]

12. Time for him to face the music

Payback will be a bitch...

[robsul82]

15. Stupid, stupid, stupid...

Oh well, it's always been obvious Nagin's gonna be a one-termer and his endorsements don't mean jack. Ewing got creamed in the primary, Jindal lost, Johnny Jackson is a loser, etc.

Later.

RJS

[robsul82]

5. 92% in...39,000 Blanco lead.

WDSU "not calling it but calling it," Blanco wins!

Later.

RJS

[NashVegas]

11. 48k

..

[Some Moran]

13. Whoo!

:party: :toast:

[markus]

7. WWL-TV Web Site calls Blanco!

eom

[dae]

16. Mary says Louisiana will hold the line and show the

Democrats how to win.

[MoonRiver]

17. I feel a very good night's sleep coming on!

Peace and hugs galore! :grouphug:

[democratreformed]

19. YES!

YES! YES!

[ronzo]

20. It looks good. Louisiana may prove to be the silver lining...

yet again.

We still need to dump the DNC boss. ahem.

[ringmastery]

22. sweet

http://www.wwltv.com

[mndemocrat_29]

21. Will CNN or any of the other Cable News Networks be calling it?

n/t

[Doug Decker]

43. CNN just called it for Blanco!

Champagne all around!!

:toast:

[robsul82]

23. AP CALLS IT...

Hahahahaha!

Later.

RJS

[La_Serpiente]

24. I guess McAuliffe

can keep his job now.

However, based on Blanco's win, what can we learn from it? I mean, it is quite significant I would say. If we can have more representation for women from the south, like Blanco and Landrieu, we might be able to break the Republican stranglehold on it (the south)

[ronzo]

66. can him.

You don't keep a coach around if he loses every game except the last one. Louisiana's a banana republic, a political paradox... but,
the time may be right for politically able Democratic women to step up in the south. Good point.
 

[juajen]

94. I resemble that remark

N/T

[ronzo]

95. Take me to our leader.

Please....

[fujiyama]

96. Jindal's strong showing

also shows us that minorities can also compete well in the south. It's important for us to keep this in mind if the party wants to expand its base in non African American minority communities, especially Asian and Latino. Plus Jindal, being a loony right wing republican, is quite the exception. We have a large pool of talent to choose from.

Anyways this is definetely good news for the party. Loosing these gubernatorial races 0-4 woulda been horrible. Also, this shows some signs of life for democratic chances in atleast this one state next year (assuming we have a strong candidate).

[tedoll78]

25. Damn.. so friggin' proud of my home state!

This is a lesson (and a BIG MORALE BOOST) for our party -

WE WILL LIVE AND DIE BY TURNOUT.

[democratreformed]

34. I'm proud

of your state too! Thanks for giving us something to smile about!

[ronzo]

26. St Tammany's in...

and we're still up.

Blanco wins.

[TSIAS]

27. The AP is calling victory

http://www.cnn.com/

See the banner at the top of cnn.com

:party:

[otohara]

59. Congratulations LA

way to go!

[dae]

28. Blanco declared winner.

[hang a left]

35. Congratulations !

[SadEagle]

29. CNN.com banner: AP calls it for Blanco!

wuhu!Some good news to brighten up an otherwise dark day

[TacticalPeek]

30. Hot damn.

Freeper grief.

:evilgrin:

[robsul82]

31. I'd just like to say...

The State of Louisiana has chosen Governor-Elect Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the first-ever female governor of Louisiana.

Thank you.

:toast:

Later.

RJS

[darkstar]

32. Raw numbers: 38K lead w/ 93% in now. Moving in right direction

w/ 40% of Orleans Parish left to go. St Tammany, GOP stonghold, is 85% reporting: 75/25 Jindal. Explains the late tightening, as it was Tammany coming in, I suspect. Hence looking good. Still wouldn't be surprised if it winds up closer to 2% margin rather than 4%.

[darkstar]

36. AP calls it for Blanco!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[markus]

48. Baton Rouge is 83% in.

If Jefferson's all in, it looks like its all over but the partying!

Laissez le bon temp roulet!

:toast: :beer: :toast:

[NashVegas]

53. Where Are you getting those?

the one i see right now using the link above is 88% - and Jindal coming back with only a 30k gap.

[bluestateguy]

37. CNN: BLANCO WINS

[Maddy McCall]

40. YESSSS! The FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN LOUISIANA!

Imagine confetti, streamers, balloons and champagne!

WE have won!!!

[meow2u3]

49. It takes a Democratic WOMAN

to kick Repuke macho @$$!

:dem:

:party::toast:

[Maddy McCall]

51. LOL!!!

YAY!!! :party:

[doubles]

89. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time for a beer!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[UTUSN]

38. Congrats & Hooray, LA! n/t

[mndemocrat_29]

44. CNN Just called it!

Three cheers to Louisiana, Democrats, and especially to Gov-Elect Kathleen Blanco!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

[NWHarkness]

39. Congratulations Louisiana!

[amazona]

47. whew!!!

I don't think I could have handled another 4 years of a governor whose only concern was allowing meatheads to motorcyle without helmets!

[bicentennial_baby]

41. Hell yes!

Good on ya Louisiana!

[robsul82]

42. And WDSU anchorman wonders how much kissing up Nagin has to do...

LOL!

Later.

RJS

[robsul82]

45. Mary Landrieu on WDSU!

Whoooooooooooooooo!

Later.

RJS

[Ferretherder]

46. It's close enough, I'll go ahead and use this'n....

...A good night to all. and to all, a good night!

YES, YES, YES!!!! Fuckin' A, YES!!!!!!!

[jsw_81]

50. Blanco wins!!!

Yes!

:party: :toast: :party: :toast:

[BuckeFushe]

52. Lead holding

Governor
3,792 of 4,143 precincts reporting
Click here for Results by Parish
650,523 52% Kathleen Babineaux Blanco -
612,380 48% "Bobby" Jindal

[mndemocrat_29]

54. AP Article

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031116/ap_on_el_gu/louisiana_governor

Go rank it a five on imporance scale!

[w4rma]

86. Blanco wins and the AP fills the article with Jindal information

Not one single quote from Blanco in the whole article. And no information about Blanco's platform within the first half of the article.

I can't stand the Associate Press.

[blueseas]

55. Congrats Louisiana

You have a Dem!

[TacticalPeek]

56. Thnx for all the quick-fingered public service.

:toast:

[bluestateguy]

57. Fox is still ignoring

TV and the website, HA HA!

[BuckeFushe]

62. We knew they would

Think they'll cover the consession speech like they covered the Thugs walk in in the Senate?

[bluestateguy]

70. Fox

Rita Cosby: Brit, Bobby Jindal has a bright future in Republican Party politics, doesn't he?

Brit Hume: Oh yes. Democrats had better fear this articulate young man. He's not done yet.

Cosby: Let's go now to Carl Cameron. Carl, what kinds of tough problems does Blanco face in office? Can she handle it?

[yankeeinlouisiana]

58. I am so relieved

Kathleen won!!

Nagin needs to get his act together. I'm not sure if he is truly a democrat. I think he ran on that ticket to get elected in New Orleans.

Also, for City Clerk, the person he fired, Kimberly Williamson Butler is leading.

Yeah for Kathleen!!! :bounce:

[burr]

67. Blanco should endorse a Green for New Orleans mayor...

anyone agree??? ;)

[panbanger]

60. we won!

Yes! The interview on WWL TV with the two shellshocked Jindal campaign workers was priceless.

[robsul82]

64. LOL!

What happened, what'd they say?

Later.

RJS

[BuckeFushe]

72. Have any of the cable channels reported this

What bullshit

[panbanger]

92. it was funny

They talked about how sure they were that Jindal would win. How they felt the electricity in the air as they waved his signs on Veteran's Highway in Metairie yesterday. One of them just about cried.

[BuckeFushe]

65. Link?

[La_Serpiente]

61. Send a letter

Go send a letter to Blanco

http://www.kathleenblanco.com/contact.aspx

[mndemocrat_29]

73. No more Mike Foster!

Kathleen Blanco is the next governor of Louisiana!

[ellie]

63. Way to go Louisiana!

Congratulations!

[robsul82]

68. WWL interviewing Dr. Renwick...

...from LOYOLA AND NOT TULANE, WHY?!? Because algae SUCKS, that's why!

Later.

RJS

[jpgray]

69. Hey, great going Louisiana! (nt)

[SadEagle]

71. Question to people from Lousiana

Anything you can say about the 'Calcasieu' parish? The SoS website lists is having *0* precincts reporting out of 117, and it's the only parish w/o results...

[mndemocrat_29]

76. Calcasieu County (is that the same thing as parish)

had these results for the initial Mary Landrieu primary:

Landrieu (D)
(incumbent)
24,073 46% 100% of precincts reporting
Terrell (R)
13,126 25%
Perkins (R)
8,917 17%
Cooksey (R)
4,635 9%
Brown (D)
1,665 3%
Landry (O)
251 0%
Robbins (O)
107 0%
Lemann (O)
82 0%
Skillman (R)
70 0%

[SadEagle]

82. Just came in...

27,683 Blanco, 24,835 Jindal. Phewww. No surprise there

And yes, Lousiana uses the name "parishes" for what everyone else calls "counties". The SoS website now has Blanco w/699,051 votes, with 111 precincts to go. So looks like she will break 700,000 votes. Most of the remaining precincts are from the Red Jefferson county, though, although there are a few from Orleans, so the 50K vote gap will probably shrink a bit..

[ronzo]

74. Lookout folks... I think we have a recall provision.

And I wouldn't put it past them to dispute the results. (pull a woody)

[ronzo]

75. It's not over 'til Bobby concedes... n/t

[robsul82]

77. Which would be right....NOW!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Later.

RJS

[madfloridian]

78. Congratulations to Louisiana.!

That is how to send a message. Good for your state.
:bounce:

[yankeeinlouisiana]

79. It's Over!!

Bobby is conceeding!!

[ronzo]

80. Done.

Evil laugh.

[Kosmos Mariner]

81. Good Job Louisiana!

A female Governor, wow, it's getting a little progressive down here. Way to go!


:dem:

[ronzo]

83. Pundit says KBB got 90% of the African-American vote.

In your face Ray Nagin!!!!

[Yupster]

84. She can be a big help in the south and nationally

It's been a while since there's been a high profile pro-life Democrat, especially a woman. I think she can really be important nationally to the party.

[lostnfound]

85. Yay! Now let's hope no new BBV memory cards turn up tomorrow. n/t

[yankeeinlouisiana]

87. Our new Governor is

giving her acceptance speech now!

[kayleybeth]

88. I gotta say...

Ray Nagin's in trouble.

[Hippo_Tron]

98. You bet...

Ray Nagin's lost so much credibility for endorsing Jindal in the first place, now that he lost the election Nagin really has a problem. I'd have to say that he's really dissapointed myself as well as several others.

[Yupster]

99. Perhaps a visit to the White House

and an ambassadorship to a country I can't pronunce.

[bluestateguy]

90. 97.6% in

700,651 52% Kathleen Babineaux Blanco -
650,447 48% "Bobby" Jindal

[Clark Can WIN]

91. Congrats to all louisiana and all Dems tonight

:party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce:

[eleny]

93. WOW! We are not fried, died and laid to the side!!!!

I'm so tickled! I haven't been able to keep up on anything at all today. I'm even listening to the Guy James show after the fact. Figured it would help me keep my sanity.

But this news out of Louisiana has lifted my dead spirit like you wouldn't believe. Congrats to Louisiana, Blanco and all Dems! We are not fried, died and laid to the side. We're alive and kicking.

Coming on the heels of the great marathon where the Repubs made themselves look like spoiled brats and the Dems came up smelling like roses, I'm smiling from ear to ear and back again!

[Hippo_Tron]

97. Tiz been a good week for dems...

Kicking ass in the 39 hour repuke fest and now winning this. I can honestly see many of our candidates carrying Louisiana this time. Good job democrats.