Dead Pelican seeks to buoy sagging Kennedy

Over at The Dead Pelican, Chad Rogers casts blindly (and sourcelessly) for a reason why John Neely Kennedy is sagging in the polls despite losing Republicans and conservatives and having to explain why the party he thought liked him considers him ineffective, inefficient and not ready for prime time.

As Rogers speculates, Entergy commissioned the most recent Southern Media poll showing Kennedy losing to Senator Mary Landrieu by 50-38%. The hope, Rogers thinks, is to somehow pressure Kennedy to reverse his opposition to an energy rate reduction plan, that Kennedy inexplicably opposes, because of some bad poll numbers.

Aside from Rogers questionable leap of logic it has been rumored that Kennedy’s opposition to the grid repair plan stems from his failed attempt to raise campaign funds from Entergy. Kennedy, it has been rumored, has threatened to hold up the vote on the plan until he receives these campaign contributions. Last week, Kennedy indefinately postponed the vote on the plan that would provide almost immediate rate reductions for customers.

Meanwhile, Rogers makes no mention to his glowing reference to the same poll showing Governor Bobby Jindal’s approval at 77%. Rogers has not commented on whether he believes those numbers are also manufactured.