(R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
Baton Rouge area Congressman Garret Graves says he is “feeling pressure” to run for governor, but will not commit one way or the other. So, will he run or not? “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford has watched many political campaigns unfold and says Graves is employing a pretty smart strategy by playing coy on the race…:
“When you can keep reporters on the hook like this, and you continue to generate this kind of coverage for the exact same story, over and over…it takes a bit of skill. And so there’s a bit of theatrics here.”
By not immediately jumping into the governor’s race and keeping everyone guessing, Graves is also keeping his name out-in-front of political discussions and speculations. Alford says this could work brilliantly for Graves…:
“It’s an interesting strategy and Garret Graves is a strategic politician. If he wants to get in this thing late and raise money quickly, he can do that.”
Alford says Graves could jump in late and still be able to raise enough money to compete with deep-pocketed competition like Jeff Landry, who seems assured of a victory. Alford says a recent chat he had with Senator John Kennedy during DC Mardi Gras indicates that may not be so…:
“…and he was of the opinion that the field was not set, the experts will eventually be wrong about this race and someone’s going to get in. You gotta wonder if John Kennedy is talking about Garret Graves.”
Graves can run for Governor this fall, and – if he does not win – return to Congress. Alford says the suspense is helping Graves’ “brand” and a little “political theatre” in the race is kind of fun.
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