Southern governor: ‘I have never been less incli
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Southern governor: ‘I have never been less inclined to be a Republican than today’
Story by Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator •
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Outgoing Gov. John Bel Edwards is a conservative, Southern Democrat who some have speculated might have been better served if he had been willing to switch parties.
Edwards angered many Democrats when he signed one of the strictest state abortion bans in the country. He’s also typically been wary of gun restrictions and opposes the legalization of recreational marijuana.
But the Louisiana governor doesn’t have plans to join the more conservative GOP anytime soon.
“I don’t think it’s any secret that there have been times that the Democratic Party at the national level hasn’t been very happy with me, and sometimes, me not happy with the party,” Edwards said in an interview Thursday.
“But it is also true that I have never been less inclined to be a Republican than today.”
Story by Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator •
8h
Outgoing Gov. John Bel Edwards is a conservative, Southern Democrat who some have speculated might have been better served if he had been willing to switch parties.
Edwards angered many Democrats when he signed one of the strictest state abortion bans in the country. He’s also typically been wary of gun restrictions and opposes the legalization of recreational marijuana.
But the Louisiana governor doesn’t have plans to join the more conservative GOP anytime soon.
“I don’t think it’s any secret that there have been times that the Democratic Party at the national level hasn’t been very happy with me, and sometimes, me not happy with the party,” Edwards said in an interview Thursday.
“But it is also true that I have never been less inclined to be a Republican than today.”
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