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Election 2015: David Vitter & John Bel Edwards Interviews

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Interview

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2015-11-06

Duration: 00:23:51

Subjects: Politics | Elections, 2015 | Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015 | Vitter, David | Edwards, John Bel | Term limits (Public office) | Education | Common Core State Standards Initiative | Political campaigns | Crime | PRISONERS

Contributors:

  • Sanford, Shauna Host
  • Vitter, David Interviewee
  • Edwards, John Bel Interviewee

Description

This special episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from November 6, 2015, features Shauna Sanford’s one-on-one interviews with the two run-off candidates for governor, United States Senator David Vitter (R) and State Representative John Bel Edwards. They discuss: why they want to become governor; their families; their faith; their position on term limits; the role of the governor as a consensus builder; the possibility that they will be a one-term governor; why they oppose Common Core; negative campaign ads; the state’s incarceration rate; the public’s right to know about the personal lives of public servants; and why people should vote in this election.