Democrats say they like legislative trend (Tough to spin a complete disaster)
by Mark Ballard - Advocate (excerpt)

Though both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature remain securely with Republican majorities, Democratic Party legislative leaders say the results of this fall’s elections bode well for the minority party in state politics.

When Vitter was asked for a response, his spokesman, Joel DiGrado, wrote in an email Monday, “I guess being so far down, the Democrats are having to get quite imaginative with their arguments.” Vitter emailed his supporters Monday: “I’m personally very enthusiastic about the results.” Vitter wrote that when his Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority began in 2005, 40 members of the House were Republican and 16 members of the Senate were GOP.

Jindal said at a news conference Monday that he endorsed 110 candidates for statewide office, BESE and the House and Senate in primary and general elections and that 96 were victorious.He said his Victory Fund spent more than $1.4 million, sent more than 1.6 million pieces of mail and made more than 2.5 million get-out-the-vote phone calls. Jindal said he spent about $420,000 from his own campaign funds on BESE and legislative races.

COMMENTARY: It's tough to spin such a complete disaster. The GOP now controls every statewide state office and holds substantial majorities in both houses of the legislature.