SPOILERS: Get Ready to Meet the Governor of Louisiana

Another new True Blood season 6 character has been revealed, and this one has some political clout: Creighton Burrell is the governor of Louisiana, and he’s not too keen on the undead living in his state. According to TVLine who first posted the casting news, Burrell’s wife left him for a vampire and he’s still angry about it.

My question is, how are a do-gooder liberal activist and a governor who hates vampires relevant to season 6’s plot? What can we surmise from the casting of these two characters?