CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • GOP Poll: If Bobby Jindal Ran for President, Hillary Clinton Would Win Louisiana

    (H/t to the Daily Kingfish) Today, while Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was touting the results of a newly-released “internal” poll showing a 12-point surge in his popularity, Harper Polling, which was founded by the former pollster and deputy executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, released a poll of its own. According to the Harper poll, Bobby Jindal is now one of the least popular Governors in the nation, with an approval rating of only 35%. (It is worth noting that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Kathleen Blanco’s approval dipped to 32% in one poll, but on average, post-Katrina,…

  • Why Elbert Guillory’s “Free At Last” PAC Raises Serious Questions About the Louisiana GOP

    A couple of months ago, when Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory switched back to the Republican Party, he generated statewide and national attention: Guillory is the first Republican African-American member of the Louisiana State Senate since Reconstruction. This may seem like an important breakthrough for Louisiana Republicans, until you consider that Guillory had been been a Republican up until 2007, when he became a Democrat in order to run for State Representative in a heavily Democratic district. In fact, Elbert Guillory had actually been a member of the Republican Central Committee. The conservative media has gleefully embraced the narrative of…

  • Questionnaire for State Senator Neil Riser

    Dear State Senator Neil Riser, The Louisiana Republican Party is prepared to issue an official endorsement for your candidacy. We thank you for your willingness to offer yourself as a candidate, and we fully understand and sympathize with the difficulty of this life-changing decision.  We are more than happy to extend to you the full panoply of Republican services, including expert psychiatric care, a veritable boatload of cash, and, when it’s all said and done, a week’s vacation at Musket Cove in Fiji. The Louisiana Republican Party remains in constant communication with our donors, our loosely affiliated and friendly concentric…