A recall petition to remove Governor Edwards has been filed by two Eunice men. They have 180 days to collect just over 600,000 signatures to trigger a recall election. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a puzzling move considering the West Point grad is in his element right now.
“He excels at managing crisis and the public likes his approach, likes how he handles natural disasters, and they reward him with really high-performance ratings,” said Pinsonat.
An exact reason on why a recall petition was filed is not known, but there are some who are frustrated with the coronavirus mitigation restrictions.
An April poll of Edwards’ job performance put him at 66 percent approval and only 18 percent disapproval. A July poll showed 61 percent support for the state’s public health emergency actions.
Pinsonat says recalling a Governor is a mammoth task made all the more unlikely by the current pandemic conditions.
“You need literally thousands of feet on the ground, you need energy from volunteers who want to get rid of the governor, you need hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars,” says Pinsonat.
Only one US Governor has ever successfully been recalled. That was the 2003 California gubernatorial recall that led to the election of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
If 20 percent of registered voters sign the recall petition an election would be held to potentially replace Edwards. Pinsonat says there’s no way that happens.
“It doesn’t make any sense because there is no cry from anyone of any significant numbers who want to get rid of the Governor,” says Pinsonat.
Lee Joseph Vidrine and Michael Lyn Vidrine are listed on the petition. No contact information for the two was provided and attempts to contact the two have not been successful.
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