Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal Defeats Nobody to Win 2nd Term

With No Democrat in the Race, How Did the Democrats Expect to Win?

Radical Conservative Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal won re-election for a second term in Louisiana by defeating, well defeating practically nobody.

The 40-year-old Jindal, who took office in 2008, piled up $15 million in campaign cash from around the nation and attracted no Democratic challengers with statewide name recognition or fundraising heft in the face of his consistently high approval ratings and a near-collapse of the Democratic Party's clout in the state.

Louisiana has an open primary system.  If no candidate gets 50% of the vote in the primary the top two finishers face off again.  Mr. Jindal got 67% of the vote, it was not even close.

Notice the reporting is slanted favorably towards the Democrats, calling the Party’s current position a “near collapse” instead of factually reporting the situation, which is a “complete collapse”. 

For example, here is some news on other races in the state.

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, who switched to the GOP last year, and Republican Treasurer John Kennedy faced no challengers and will begin new terms in January. Kennedy, who will enter his fourth term in office, is Louisiana's longest-serving statewide elected official.

So is the Democratic Party still viable as a national party?  Sure, as long as the nation is defined as California, New York and a few other places.