Are Louisiana Democrats This Desperate?

There is no way that this happens....or does it?:

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is seriously considering a Louisiana gubernatorial bid, a political intimate of Nagin tells CNN.

According to public records and his campaign treasurer, the two-term Democrat has raised more than a half-million dollars in campaign contributions since he was re-elected in 2006, even though Nagin can't run for mayor again. (New Orleans limits mayors to two terms.)

There is no way that this guy who is responsible for the deaths of so many of his neighbors seriously thinks he can win or deserves a promotion. Then again, I figured that people were smart enough not to re-elect him and that didn't exactly work out...