You're assuming that the voters of Louisiana are actually voting their rational interests. I don't know if Keystone is expected to have any impact on the economy of Louisiana at all, but it's extremely popular, therefore it's being politically supported by both parties there.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Congress has a 42% approval rating and Obama is at 39% approval, I don't think anyone in that country is happy with the state of affairs in Washington.
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Yeah, but there is a difference between expressing one's displeasure and actually acting on it. It's easy to tell a pollster you hate what's happening in Washington, it's harder to go into the voting booth and vote against the gerrymandered incumbent for the only other option, whom you happen to have one or two major differences with, which you consider to be moral absolutes.
But this is getting off the louisiana topic and going straight into "Other US politics Thread" territory.