Louisiana Primary Voters Unenthused By Choices

LA Times:

For much of a Saturday afternoon with perfect warm and breezy voting weather, the poll workers in the gym at T.H. Harris Middle School had the place to themselves. No more than several voters were in the booths at one time and for long stretches there were none in this suburb on Lake Pontchartrain west of New Orleans.

Nine Republicans were listed on the presidential primary ballot, including Charles "Buddy" Roemer, a former Louisiana governor who has instead opted to run as a third-party candidate, but for voters interviewed on their way out, only the last two mattered: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. And Santorum mattered to many more than Romney, whose supporters sounded tepid.

But few voters seemed thrilled about their choice in the GOP presidential primary, with some settling on a candidate at the very last minute. And several said they liked Newt Gingrich, but didn't vote for him in the end because they believed he can't win the nomination.

I'm not surprised that Louisiana primary voters aren't enthused by the GOP choices.  Nobody else in the country is either.  I am very surprised that some people like Newt Gingrich.  Really?  The guy is a scumbag.  He makes John Edwards look classy.  Ok, that is an exaggeration, but only a slight one.