Editorial

People early voted in record numbers for Saturday’s first primary election. Here in Louisiana, election participation was up 25 percent over the gubernatorial election just four years ago. Predictions proved true that as many as 35 percent or more of total voters will cast their ballots before Election Day.

In 2012, Donald Trump considered entering the GOP presidential race. Eventually, he decided to forgo a campaign and endorse Mitt Romney. Undoubtedly, it boosted Romney’s campaign and helped him secure the GOP presidential nomination.
In the 2012 general election, Romney had plenty of opportunities to win the race, but played defense during the final weeks of the campaign and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

According to national political pundits, there is a revolution going on all over America. Voters are in a rebellion mode with little confidence in the political leadership at both the national and state levels. Being an incumbent politician is no longer a badge of honor. A poll released recently and sponsored by the Washington Post and ABC news finds that “72 percent of Americans believe that politicians cannot be trusted and two thirds think the country’s political system is dysfunctional.