Did Louisiana's Voters Give Jeff Landry A Mandate?

 Landry, the GOP, some pundits and pollsters seem to think  so.  But this writer thinks not.  Less than 40% of Louisiana's registered voters turned out to vote, so there is no mandate.  Obviously, the majority of registered voters lacked confidence in all those on the ballet who wanted to be governor.  That is what takes place when you have an electorate bombarded with lies, misinformation and down right un-truths from the GOP and a enabling media.  

What a GOP administration will now bring is higher unemployment, less service for the people, more control over the private lives of citizens and what they can do or read.  Budget deficits will return and the state will just be another game for the GOP and Landry's hero, Donald Trump.  How does this writer know that?  Well, it goes back to precedent of past GOP administrations.

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This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Violent Crime and Murders Down On The Democratic Watch.

 The FBI in its annual crime report said violent crime in America was down 1.7% and that the murder rate decreased 6.1% in 2022 compared to 2021 rates.  It follows the same path where violent crime and murder were down in 2021 compared to the 29% increase in 2020, Trump's last year in office.  

The report also states that the FBI's report are in line with a July report by the Council On Criminal Justice that reports data from 37 surveyed cities found that murders dropped 9.4% in the first half of 2023 compared to the first half of 2022.  So, the numbers tell us that violent crime and murders are on the down side for the past two and half years and that the full year of 2023 will show the same when the final numbers are released next year.

There are those who say the 29% increase in violent crime on Trump's watch in 2020 can be blamed some what on COVID.  However, President Biden had to deal with COVID also and those rates decreased.  With Biden, the rhetoric changed to a sane atmosphere where the adults were in charge of governing.  And once again it is a democratic administration that does a better job at reducing crime and murder and not the loud mouth GOP who continue to try and weaken the criminal justice system with their lies and attacks on the rule of law.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio