I just want to make one more quick observation about Benjy Sarlin’s piece (and Josh’s related thoughts) on Bobby Jindal’s downward spiral in Louisiana.

One of the arguments we’ve been propounding since the election is that Republicans made a strategic error by not shaking up their economic policy tenets in the wake of Obama’s re-election. Yes, they’re casting about awkwardly for immigrant and minority voters on the choppy waters of social policy and communications “outreach.” But they closed their eyes to the possibility that their poor showing among Hispanics, and other Democratic-leaning demographics might have had anything to do with economic and fiscal policy. Read More