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| | Villere's endorsement of Dardenne, after months of having criticized the frontrunner, was met with incredulous statements like those of [[political scientist]] Pearson Cross of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette: | | Villere's endorsement of Dardenne, after months of having criticized the frontrunner, was met with incredulous statements like those of [[political scientist]] Pearson Cross of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette: |
| − | "Maybe he thinks that you can at the end of the day say, 'Well, we just need to all come together.' It just seems odd."<ref>{{cite web | + | "Maybe he thinks that you can at the end of the day say, 'Well, we just need to all come together.' It just seems odd."<ref>Melinda Deslatte, "Analysis:GOP leader creates division as candidate, ''The Thibodaux Daily Comet,'' October 11, 2010.</ref> |
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| − | |date=October 11, 2010
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| − | Within days after the [[special election]] for lieutenant governor, Villere faced calls for his resignation from within the state central committee.<ref>{{cite web | + | Within days after the [[special election]] for lieutenant governor, Villere faced calls for his resignation from within the state central committee.<ref>Ed Anderson, "Calls emerge for Villere to resign: Some say he unfairly criticized Dardenne," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 2010.</ref> Again, Villere ignored the calls that he step down. Meanwhile, Dardenne went on to defeat the Democrat Fayard on November 2, 2010. |
| − | |url=http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1287915625125740.xml&coll=1
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| − | |title=Calls emerge for Villere to resign: Some say he unfairly criticized Dardenne
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| − | |date=October 24, 2010
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| − | |author=Ed Anderson
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| − | |page=A10}}</ref> Again, Villere ignored the calls that he step down. Meanwhile, Dardenne went on to defeat the Democrat Fayard on November 2, 2010.
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| | ==Removal and reinstatement as state party chairman== | | ==Removal and reinstatement as state party chairman== |