Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
With the October 14th gubernatorial primary right around the corner, Attorney General Jeff Landry has $4.5 million in cash on hand and none of his opponents have a million dollars. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says every poll has shown Landry with a big lead, which is making it hard for his competitors to raise money.
“So if you’re a contributor or you can say an investor, why would you give them money when there’s very little hope that the person you’re giving the money to has even the slightest chance to win.”
Treasurer John Schroder has $992 thousand in cash on hand. The main Democrat, former state transportation secretary Shawn Wilson reported $721 thousand in cash-on-hand, while Hunter Lundy has $827 thousand in cash on hand.
Republican Stephen Waguespack and Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt both reported under $300 thousand in cash on hand. Pinsonat says this puts Landry in a strong position for the runoff if there is one.
“He’ll start the runoff with millions in the bank so he doesn’t have to spend a lot of money raising it. He’s leaving a lot of money in his account because he assured to be in the runoff so he’s not going to spend it.”
Landry received the backing of the state GOP before other Republicans jumped in the race and multiple endorsements followed. While polls report a runoff between Landry and Wilson, Pinsonat says Landry has a huge advantage in dollars over Wilson.
“You can not run a statewide campaign on under a million dollars and hope to have any kind of success. So another huge advantage in the runoff. Jeff Landry, he’s got millions that he’s just sitting there waiting to spend.”
Early voting runs through Saturday. The primary is October 14th.
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