The Super Tuesday primaries are behind us, and Louisiana's presidential primaries are still weeks away. With Louisiana's primaries not for another two-and-a-half weeks, are Pelican State voters being left in the cold while other states decide the nomination?
With 17 states remaining in the Republican primaries, and more than 20 to go for the Democrats, Louisiana is hardly the last state to vote. But if Super Tuesday is how a lot of smaller states band together to make sure their voters have a voice in the process before it turns into a runaway, why wouldn't Louisiana move up to that date?
"If, let's pretend, Louisiana had its primary when everyone else did on Super Tuesday, you would basically be the proverbial face in the crowd," said Louisiana pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics.
Couvillon says that while some smaller states like Alaska, Vermont, and Oklahoma take part in Super Tuesday, so do massive-population states like Texas and California.
Being one of the few states that votes on Saturday can also help Louisiana get some attention from the candidates, said Couvillon.
"I think it gives a little bit more attention than we might otherwise get," said Couvillon. "Because, let's face it, if you're trying to compete against Texas and Tennessee and Virginia, you're going to get drowned out."
Louisiana's primaries are March 23, and early voting for the primaries begins this Saturday.
