MAGA gov mocked as red state voters hand him major defeat

Thursday, April 03, 2025

Trump-aligned Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reeling from a bruising loss after voters in his state " which typically backs Republicans by comfortable margins " categorically rejected a series of amendments he pushed to overhaul the state constitution in the GOP's favor, reported The Advocate. "After a string of successes, Landry suffered his worst defeat during his 15 months as governor," wrote Tyler Bridges. "Black voters turned out in bigger than expected numbers to vote 'no,' after being reached through a grassroots digital media campaign and apparently motivated at least in part by opposition to Landry and President Donald Trump."

Posted by Nixon at 08:03 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

In fact, per the report, "About 10,000 more people voted in liberal New Orleans in Saturday's election than did in the governor's race in October 2023 that elected Landry, and 91% of those who voted there on Saturday rejected all four amendments."

The amendments in question would have mandated tax cuts for the rich, established a system of specialty courts, changed the dates of judicial elections, and made it easier to send children to adult prisons in some criminal cases. The blanket rejection of all four by roughly 2-to-1 margins, said University of New Orleans pollster Ed Chervenak, is "a collective middle finger to the governor."

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This is why the GCCCP works so hard to deny poor people the right to vote.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-04-03 08:04 AM