The Hayride: David Vitter And St. John Bel Debated Last Night, Here’s What Happened

Both candidates for governor debated last night on LPB in the first of two statewide debates. If you were a neutral observer, you would’ve walked away knowing that St. John Bel’s conservative rhetoric was just that. St. John Bel was called to account for his numerous liberal positions on everything from taxes to school choice.

One of the better moments of the debate was when Vitter hit St. John Bel over his support of a bill that would allow “A” or “B” rated school districts to block charter schools. Vitter pointed out that for example in Lafayette Parish 6800 students would be trapped in mediocre to failing schools. St. John Bel’s response was essentially “oh well.”

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Not only was St. John Bel acting the part of a leftist demagogue all night, but he was also telling some tall tales (so much for that West Point honor code) as pointed by our friends at America Rising PAC.

St. John Bel peddled the myth that he has stood up to Obama and that’s he’s a conservative.

This article was excerpted from The Hayride. Click here to read the full article online.