In Louisiana’s jungle primary, outsider status trumped political experience

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While there is nothing indicative of a national trend in the indeterminate results from Louisiana’s gubernatorial election on Oct. 12, smaller lessons about politics still can be gleaned.

The first lesson is: Money still matters. The second is that the public still devalues political experience in favor of “outsiders.”

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