[StBernard] Nagin for Governor?

[Westley Annis]

LA-GOV: Nagin Running For Governor? 
by RandySF 
Sun May 27, 2007 at 02:31:54 PM PDT
It sure looks like everyone holds a grudge against someone else in the State
of Louisiana. Now, Ryan of the Daily Kingfish is reporting that NOLA Mayor
Ray Nagin is seeking revenge on Bobby Jindal by possibly running for
Governor, himself,

RandySF's diary :: :: 
I've been hearing rumors for a couple of weeks now that New Orleans Mayor C.
Ray Nagin is considering running for Governor. I finally found a news outlet
that confirms this rumor, thanks to freelance journalist Jason Berry, who
appeared on Informed Sources last night to predict that Nagin will run for
Governor. Hat tip to Library Chronicles. 
As an aside, is this Jason Berry the author of Amazing Grace, an account of
Charles Evers' run for Governor in Mississippi back in 1972?

But back to the issue at hand - Ray Nagin running for Governor of Louisiana.
This makes sense, as it highlights one of the few things that Nagin is good
at - holding grudges.

Back during the 2003 Governor's race, Nagin backed Jindal, even against a
fellow Democrat - Governor Kathleen Blanco - in the runoff. Apparently,
there was a deal regarding the endorsement ... Jindal was to back Nagin in
his re-election bid in '06. 
But Jindal stayed silent, not having the guts to take a public stand,
fearing that a public endorsement of Nagin would come back to haunt him with
his conservative base in this year's Governor's race.

And that's why Nagin WANTS to get in this race. He wants to get back at
"Bobby" Jindal by beating him in the Governor's race. Let's game plan this
scenario the way Nagin's supporters are probably doing at this time ...

Jindal gets a majority of the vote as the only serious Republican in the
race. Boasso and Foster Campbell split the white Democratic vote, leaving
Nagin with the overwhelming majority of the African-American vote, putting
him in the runoff against Jindal, as it did for Senator Cleo Fields and Rep.
William Jefferson against former Governor Mike Foster.

Such a scenario ... Jindal v. Nagin ... as scary as that seems, may actually
produce a "Democratic" victory according to Nagin's supporters, if the
following happens:

A large portion of white voters upstate stay home, as they don't want to
vote for either candidate. Nagin will get the entirety of the black vote,
Jindal will get the conservative Christian white vote. The question here is
where do the rest of white voters throughout the rest of the state go?

Nagin, by getting in the race, would be betting that a majority of the white
vote that's not part of the Christian Coalition block comes out and votes
for him, thereby giving him the Governorship. 

Personally, I would much rather do without his "help" for no other reason
than his perfomarnce in the recovery efforts. For all the Landrieus' fault,
they are reliable Democrats when it comes to election time. Ray Nagin is
loyal only to Ray Nagin, and should not be trusted with the nomination.