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| | John Hillis on Louisiana Governor's Race on National Review Online |
 | | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who, if elected, would be the first female to sit in the governor's chair in the skyscraper state capitol that Huey Long built. |
 | | Blanco, a Democrat who had occupied the state's second-highest office for two four-year terms, was the frontrunner for much of the race, until Jindal, supported by GOP Gov. Mike Foster, developed growing voter traction with his outsider's resume and a platform stressing job creation and social conservatism. |
 | | In the primary, Blanco ran as a centrist Democrat from a power base in the state's Cajun country, also stressing education and economic development, and her role in building the state's critical tourism industry. |
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