John Maginnis Interview - Oct. 28, 2011
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-10-28
Duration: 00:06:42
Subjects: Maginnis, John, 1948-2014 | Politics | Elections, 2011 | Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2011 | Jindal, Bobby, 1971- | Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011 | Louisiana secretary of state election, 2011 | Vitter, David | Democratic Party (La.)
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Maginnis, John Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 28, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with John Maginnis of LaPolitics Weekly on the results of the 2011 statewide primary election. He discusses: the low voter turnout; Governor Bobby Jindal’s lack of a challenger in the gubernatorial election; his takeaways from the race; Jay Dardenne’s victory over Billy Nungesser for Lieutenant Governor; Tom Schedler’s victory over Jim Tucker for Secretary of State; U.S. Senator David Vitter’s involvement in the elections; and the future of the Louisiana Democratic Party.