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Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 December 2007 01:21 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 19 December 2007 01:21
When Bobby Jindal was elected governor, it was assumed his greatest challenge would lie with the largely Democratic state Senate, which included some migrating House veterans who were once floorleaders for ex-Gov. Edwin Edwards. By contrast, the thinking was that the more conservative House would be a piece of cake for Jindal, with its near majority of fellow Republicans and an even greater number of newcomers, over whom governors traditionally have sway. So, of course, it’s not working out that way.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 at 1:21 pm and is filed under State Legislature News.
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