Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, won’t find out his fate this week. A candidate with Edwards’ approval rating and track record would have been easily re-elected 20 years ago, said Kyle Kondik, who analyzes elections at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “But in this era, where party label is so much more meaningful and politics are so nationalized, even at the state level, it gets harder,” he said.