Finally owning up to her designation as one of the nation’s worst governors, the beleaguered governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, bows out.

Why’d she go? Seems clear the writing was on the wall:

In a poll of 600 likely voters taken Jan. 12-14 by Southern Media and Opinion Research, Blanco had a job approval rating of 50 percent approval rating. But in a head-to-head hypothetical race with Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, 59 percent chose the Metairie congressman and only 35 percent selected Blanco. Democrats have said that Blanco would likely lose to Jindal and have encouraged [former US Senator John] Breaux to run.

Keep an eye on this race.