Posted by Dinah on December 7, 2008, at 11:57:59
In reply to it pleases me to get rid of Jefferson! (nm) » Dinah, posted by fayeroe on December 7, 2008, at 11:33:58
Well, it's difficult for a politician to be effective with a federal indictment hanging over his head this long, and with his being stripped of his committee roles.
But I feel a bit sorry for those who supported him so long. He had something of an historical role himself. He says he doesn't think his indictment was the reason for his defeat, and blames Gustav, and the fact that many of his supporters didn't realize that he wasn't already elected after the Nov election. I might wish he didn't say things like that about his supporters. Voter turnout was very low, but I think it was far more involved than that the voters weren't aware there was an election.
It would be interesting if they ever research the really complex layers of race, party loyalty, the win of Barack Obama, the feelings toward the Vietnamese-American community, etc. in addition to the role Gustav played in the outcome.
(The original primary qualifying race was scheduled for September and had to be delayed because of the Gustav evacuation. Also, the federal government only recently insisted that we change the way our federal races were decided.)
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