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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the first mistake is being a Republican

You'd never know Louisiana had a Democrat in the governor's mansion as recently as 2024. The whole state is condemned to this horror because liberals pooched a single election cycle and then lethargically handed dictoral power to a madman.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They also more traditionally had Democratic governors before Hurricane Katrina, which is where the state turned more Republican again.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because of Bush’s masterful handling of the storm? Way to go guys.

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  • No, because of the Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco's handling of the storm.

    Similarly, the mayor of New Orleans at the time, Ray Nagin, was a Democrat.

    The locals definitely blamed them a lot more than Bush, which is fair, the hurricanes had been happening for decades and nobody had even so much as drawn up a plan to use school buses to evacuate those without vehicles. The plan was always "better hope you own a car, bitch!" which really isn't a plan at all.

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