 Maginnis was interviewed by Robert Siegel on National Public Radio (NPR) concerning Louisiana political trends, and he was Andrea Seabrook's main source of commentary when NPR analyzed the unexpected defeat on December 6, 2008 of Louisiana Democrat U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson by Republican newcomer Joseph Cao in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.Apparently to maintain himself as a political Independent, Maginnis was not a registered voter in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State voter portal website.Maginnis died at his condominium in New Orleans, where he sometimes spent weeks away from Baton Rouge, his official residence.