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The Jindal Curse

On Saturday, Democrat Norby Chabert soundly defeated Republican Brent Callais in the special election to fill the open state Senate seat in the 20th district. 
 
Chabert received 54.3 percent of the 17,626 votes cast Saturday. Callais received only 45.7 percent.

The Louisiana Republican Party spent tens of thousands of dollars on the campaign, focusing their efforts on trying to link Chabert to the President of the United States.
 
“Once again, the Republican strategy of smear and fear has been soundly rejected by voters,” said Chris Whittington, chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party.
 
Saturday's race was the latest in which a local candidate supported by Governor Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Republicans was defeated at the ballot box.
 
Gov. Bobby Jindal formally endorsed Callais and hosted a fundraiser for him at Port Fourchon on Aug. 24. Earlier this year, Jindal endorsed Republican businessman Lee Domingue in his failed campaign for a state Senate seat in Baton Rouge. Domingue garnered a slim 34 percent of the vote.
 
Last year, Jindal endorsed Republican Treasurer John Kennedy in the U.S. Senate race against Sen. Mary Landrieu, who beat Kennedy 52 percent to 46 percent.
 
"Brent Callais is just the latest candidate to succumb to the Jindal Curse," Whittington said.
 
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