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Ron Gomez ( a Lafayette politicist ) said that he believes Roemer " could have been one of Louisiana's great governors.

The state's horrible financial condition when he took office, his dependence on an inexperienced and sometimes rashly immature staff in his first year or so, an overly-ambitious legislative agenda and his own unpredictable dealings with individual legislators all contributed to the failures he suffered.

Ultimately, all of these factors led to his running third, as the incumbent, in the 1991 gubernatorial election.

" Gomez describes Roemer as " a dynamic orator who could light up an audience with his first two sentences.

When he got wound up it was truly evangelical, and he made sense.

His wiry, five foot seven, one-hundred thirty-five pound frame would seem to uncoil and grow as he outlined his vision as a fighter against crime, corruption and waste in government, poor education, taxes and industrial pollution.