So Republicans Lose one in Louisiana

Last night Woody Jenkins lost against the democrat to replace the retiring Republican House member Richard Baker. This seat had been Republican for 33 years.

I am not shocked and knew this could happen when Woody won the primary. National Dems will spin this as the Republicans having problems nationwide. However the reason Woody lost was because so many people just don't like him. I knew some very conservative folks that could not pull level for him because they just didn't want to deal with Woody again.

It was a disaster waiting to happen. I remember when he ran against Mary Landrieu for Senate. I very much did not want to vote for him back then. When I was working in the Louisiana state legislature one of the most conservative republican country boy legislators from Alexandria went on a 20 minute speech against Woody and how he was plain ole mean spirited at times.

In good news the GOP held on to our House seat in the Metro New Orleans areas that once was Bobby Jindals