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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRed State Voters Delivered 'Full-throated Rejection' of GOP Governor's 4 constitutional amendments, or..
Wisconsin Wasn't the ONLY Unpleasant Surprise for MAGA Last Saturday:
Red state voters deliver 'full-throated rejection' of GOP governor’s 4 constitutional amendments - Alternet
In a stunning rejection of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana voters turned down all four of his constitutional amendments Saturday, including the governor’s plan to overhaul the state’s tax and budget laws.
Nearly two-thirds of voters rejected all of the amendments in an election that could have broader political implications for the rest of Landry’s term.
The governor, who has sometimes relied on strong-arm tactics to get his agenda through the Louisiana Legislature, could become more vulnerable to pushback after failing to pass his most ambitious policy proposal at the ballot box.
In a statement after the outcome was certain, the governor attributed the defeat of Amendment 2 to billionaire George Soros, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor who conservatives have targeted for several years for his support of liberal causes.
Nearly two-thirds of voters rejected all of the amendments in an election that could have broader political implications for the rest of Landry’s term.
The governor, who has sometimes relied on strong-arm tactics to get his agenda through the Louisiana Legislature, could become more vulnerable to pushback after failing to pass his most ambitious policy proposal at the ballot box.
In a statement after the outcome was certain, the governor attributed the defeat of Amendment 2 to billionaire George Soros, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor who conservatives have targeted for several years for his support of liberal causes.
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Red State Voters Delivered 'Full-throated Rejection' of GOP Governor's 4 constitutional amendments, or.. (Original Post)
B.See
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Hugin
(36,013 posts)1. Well it's nice to see at least one billionaire is getting his way.
George Soros!
William769
(58,398 posts)2. And he's pissed!

bucolic_frolic
(49,675 posts)3. If George Soros really were that powerful, we would not be where we are.
Just a dose of reality to the Radical Right Echo Chamber.
Skittles
(163,223 posts)4. who will they blame when Soros passes?

rpannier
(24,684 posts)5. I'm willing to take on that role
Just give me a few billion dollars and I'll happily be the new boogy man
mwb970
(11,811 posts)6. I heard one MAGA commentator blame Saul Alinsky.
Digging pretty deep into the bag of tricks.
B.See
(5,105 posts)7. Well it's easier to find scapegoats than
to admit that Trump's and Musk's politics of CRUELTY don't play so well in a state where their constituency is economically pretty much in the same boat as those they traditionally demonize.