Not what New Orleans deserves.
It's a shame.
Despite the fact that the Republican Secretary of State has been on the job less than a year, Louisiana democrats can't field ANY candidate for the post that runs their state's elections.
Not to mention the fact that tens of thousands of voters displaced by Katrina faced draconian standards for casting a ballot in 2006, or that republicans are poised to take back the legislature and possibly the Governor's mansion in 2008.
We've written about it here. But now the AP has the story.
Democrats say they're having trouble finding people to run for two statewide elected positions on this fall's ballot, insurance commissioner and secretary of state - even though the Republican incumbents, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, have been on the job less than a year.
"We don't really have anybody on the radar right now. That's not for lack of trying," said Julie Vezinot, spokeswoman for the Louisiana Democratic Party.
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While the South has become a region of red states, Louisiana has lagged in the shift. Though Louisiana is a conservative state, the majority of registered voters remain Democrats, as do the number of elected officials. But Republican voter registration has risen, and the GOP has gained a number of elected jobs, a strong foothold Republicans hope to further this election season.
Sadow said the state has increasing Republican proclivities that were hastened by Hurricane Katrina's displacement of thousands of Louisiana residents who were largely Democratic voters, including many black voters who make up much of the Democratic base for the party in Louisiana.
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