Unless there’s a large African-American turnout at this Saturday’s open primary, it’s likely the next governor of Louisiana will be this guy:
Bobby Jindal, Republican U.S. Representative from LA-01 (the seat previously held by his friend David Vitter), almost became governor four years ago, winning the open primary but then losing the November 15, 2003 runoff to Kathleen Blanco, 48-52%. When Governor Blanco fell out of favor after Katrina, the conventional wisdom quickly formed that the keys to the Governor’s Mansion were Jindal’s for the asking. More after the jump--