Not Even Close
Congratulations to Mitch Landrieu. It will be a relief to have a competent mayor who can speak whole sentences at a time without offending people and who has the intelligence and fortitude to deal with our city’s biggest challenges. I was excited about his campaign when he ran last time, because back then I thought he was the one politician who could build a multiracial coalition of support. Then I wavered in that belief. He didn’t do it last time but he sure seemed to do it yesterday. Sixty-six percent of the vote!
But how about John Georges? He spent more than $340 per vote ($2.8 million in total according to his late December filings, so his per vote average will be jumping; he received only 8,189 votes). There’s your smart business man.
James Perry received only 2,702 votes, or 3 %. Not quite runoff territory. He was a good candidate, but his lack of a traditional campaign presence did him in. I’d like to see him join the Landrieu Administration in some capacity.
I was sorry to see Janis Lemle missed the runoff in the assessor’s race, but at least Claude Mauberret is out of the picture.
There you have it, my perfectly benign political observations of the day.
Now, back to my regularly scheduled life.
Tags: elections, new orleans
