It is never easy to defeat an incumbent Governor of Louisiana. Our Governors are very powerful with access to plenty of statewide appointments, ever present publicity opportunities and enormous amounts of funds from the state budget.

Not surprisingly, the last time an incumbent lost the race was in 1991 when then Governor Buddy Roemer failed to make the runoff. Of course, that was the infamous election between Edwin Edwards and David Duke.

A year and a half ago, according to a Bernie Pinsonat--Southern Media Opinion Research poll, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, polled at a whopping 65 percent. Today, Pinsonat believes Edwards polls in the low 50’s.

Edwards is up for re-election against major candidates such as Congressman Ralph Abraham and multi-millionaire Eddie Rispone.

So, what gives? The Louisiana budget crises, for now, is a thing of the past. The last legislative session this spring was boring, meaning, it was successful. A storm just slammed Louisiana which emergencies normally help a governor show leadership during a crises. So, why would there be a drop of perhaps fifteen percent since last year?

Imagine.

You’re in an important phone conference with the top managers under your supervision. This meeting will set your company’s priorities over the next six months.  Each manager must present a report. Decisions will be made during the phone meeting.  Conclusions, based upon those decisions and the underlying details must be outlined and prioritized.  Each manager is responsible for a certain corporate function.  Each must be very familiar with how the meeting impacts their own respective department and of course, how everything integrates with the meeting's big picture.  Most importantly, the CEO needs the final report, yesterday.

Impossible. Right?

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