Louisiana Republicans emphasize national talking points ahead of statewide election

[RandySF]

LAFAYETTE — Ahead of a pivotal statewide election in which the Republican Party of Louisiana hopes to recapture the governor’s mansion, headline speakers at the organization’s annual convention emphasized national talking points over Louisiana-oriented policy.

Speaker after speaker decried “wokeness,” the media and the far-left Democratic Party. Others defended former President Donald Trump, who had just been indicted for the fourth time, most recently for charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to current President Joe Biden.

“This man is no criminal… Democrats have found a way to criminalize normal behavior,” said John Fleming, a former congressman and chief aide to Trump who is the party-endorsed candidate for state treasurer.

Fleming’s speech was reminiscent of his time as a surrogate to Trump in 2016, using callback references to former U.S. House Speaker Rep. John Boehner’s relationship with former Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, leaning on his experience as the founder of the U.S. House Freedom Caucus and slamming the Pentagon for wanting to appoint atheists as chaplains in the military.

When he did shift to his stump speech for treasurer, Fleming’s financial references were also in line with national conservative talking points.





https://lailluminator.com/2023/08/26/louisiana-republican/

[rampartc]

1. we are about to be crusjed in louisiana in november.

our repubs are all in the "war on woke" hysteria. jon bel edwards has been keeping them bottled up, but term limits ,,,,

[oldmanlynn]

2. There doesnt seem to be any dems that are strong enough to win in Louisiana

To be honest i was never clear how a dem coild be elected governor but dems could compete in senate races.