In a breaking story, The Louisiana Weekly has learned that the hero of Hurricane recovery, General Russell Honore is seriously considering entering the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate seat against incumbent David Vitter. Honore, a Republican since the Reagan Administration and a registered Louisiana voter from his Zachary home, has spoken to friends and supporters in the last two weeks signaling that he is, according to one, "more than 50% sure that he will run."
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While polls show Vitter as the clear favorite in both the primary and the general election, one very senior Louisiana Republican predicted that if Honore runs, "He wins." As that GOP party elder further explained to the Weekly on the promise of confidentiality, "All he has to say is 'Stuck on Stupid', and Vitter is toast."
At Rising Tide 4, E at WCBF asked the political panelists about the Honore scenario. It seemed to catch them off guard. Apparently they hadn't deeply analyzed General Honore's chances, because they didn't expect him to actually enter the race. If General Honore announced, he would immediately displace Chairman Cao as my favorite Louisiana Republican. (Rep. Anh Cao has lost stock with the staff at YRHT, as he continually uses the "I haven't had a chance to study [blank] to form an opinion" dodge. He gets away with this because the media and his supporters keep reminding us how very very smart and nice Cao is.
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Update: Eli does some more political handicapping on the N.O. mayor's race here.
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Update #2: More at Bayou Buzz.
Labels: Cao, Elections and Campaigns, GOP, Vitty-cent
