McCain Wins Louisiana!

When all is said and done, the 9 electoral votes that Louisiana had to cast went, unsuprisingly, to John McCain. John Mccain dramatically beat Obama in Louisiana by 58.6% to 39.9%. The victory that McCain had over Obama in Louisiana proved that these swamp folks were ready for some off-shore drilling. With 11% of voters believing that energy was one of the top issues in this election, 66% of these people were more satisfied with what McCain had to offer in this area. Of the 31% of voters who voted for a candidate because he shared their same Louisiana values, 83% of these voters believed that Mccain truly did hold the same values as they did.

While the exit polls proved that only 11% of voters thought that energy was one of the top issues, the same exit polls showed an overwhelming 53% of voters who believed that the economy was the top issue in this election. An again, of these 53% of voters 60% of them said that they cast their vote for John McCain.

Although more democrats came out to vote (42%) than republicans (38%), McCain managed to steal 25% of the democratic vote along with almost 100% of the republican vote (96%). On top of that, of the 21% of Independent voters who cast their votes in the presidential election, 62% of them went to John McCain whereas only 32% went to Senator Barack Obama.

Louisiana can be split into the new orleans area, cajun country, and north louisiana. Although Obama won the greater New Orleans area 53% to 45%, it was probably because of the large black support that Obama recieved in this area. Of the 29% of african american voters, 94% of them said that they cast their votes for Obama- most of whom live in the New Orleans area. On the other hand, a larger white population is seen in North Louisiana and Cajun Country, who combined made up 85% of the vote. Of the 65% of white voters, 84% of them voted for McCain, while only 14% of them voted for Obama. Although, Obama's race did not seem to be an issue for American voters overall, the case may be different in Louisiana. Of the 12% of voters who said that race was the most important factor, McCain won 53% to 46%, prooving that some people may have voted for McCain solely because they did not want a black man as president.

In discussing the important issue of the impact of Hurricane Katrina, one would think that McCain would lose some votes considering how poorley the Bush administration handled this issue, but of the 42% of voters who said that hurricane katrina caused hardships for their family, 56% of them voted for McCain whereas only 43% of them voted for Obama.

(to see these exit poll statistics click here.)

This is now the third presidential election in a row that Louisiana has turned solid red. Is this going to be a pattern? If Obama does a weak job in the white house I am almost certain that the state will go red in 2012, especially if their governer Bobby Jindal plans on running against Senator Barack Obama. Bobby Jindal, an indian politician, may prove to change the issue of Louisianians voting against somebody just because of their race.

Bobby Jindal for President 2012!

1 day to go- John McCain has strong lead in LA

With 1 day to go, Louisiana's 9 electoral votes will go to John McCain. The election between McCain and Obama has never been close in Louisiana, and pollster.com as well as many other's show McCain ahead by double digits- 50% to 40%. Louisiana is looking for a president who shares the same views on off-shore drilling and the economy as they do, and this candidate is John McCain. With Louisiana breaking the early voting record by almost doubling the number from 128,000 in the 2004 presidential elections to 267,000 in this presidential election, it is interesting to note that the polls still have not seen a signifigant shift in McCain's lead even with so many people who have already voted.