Rumblings Beneath the Surface in Louisiana
I know some people have played down Bobby Jindal's refusal to veto a pay raise (despite a campaign promise to do so), but it's possible this decision could come back to haunt him. Already, recall petitions have been filed against four Republican state lawmakers who voted to double their base pay.
In Pennsylvania's 2006 elections, a similar movement reaped success. After the Pennsylvania Legislature approved a significant pay raise, local businessman Russ Diamond launch PA CleanSweep with the intention of knocking off every incumbent who voted for the pay raise. The results were startling. In the May primaries, 17 incumbents were defeated, including two Senate leaders, in addition to 30 lawmakers who retired following the public outrage. Reason had a great article on the PA purge.
