Went early to vote in the Republican primary elections yesterday. The place looked like an AARP/VFW convention, no doubt because Republican youngins in my district have things like jobs. Anyway, my local choice for the U.S. House did okay:
…but that wasn’t unexpected. Come November, I expect him to win again against whomever the Democrats place on the altar.
In other local news:
…damn, I thought Pax had it in the can, but Cornyn’s got huge support from the RINO element, and he outspent Paxton by something like 10:1. Oh well… it’s going to be a close-run thing even with most of Wesley Hunt’s voters (Hunt is more conservative than either of the two, so his support will likely go to Paxton and not to the RINO).
The TexGov primary was predictable:
…which means a reelection in November seems likely. (I know that many Texas Republicans don’t think too highly of Abbot, and I can see why. But I agree with his actions about 80% of the time, and I’m not going to let perfection be the enemy of the good.)
Ditto the vote for Dan Patrick. (The position of Lt. Governor is an important one in Texas, unlike in many other states. For one thing, the Lt.Gov sets the agenda for the Texas legislature, which is highly influential. Patrick’s done well in the job, so he’s justifiably popular.)
But Wait! There’s More!
In national news, there’s a Good Thing What Happened in the U.S. House race, over in the Evil Party:
Bye bye Jasmine (who is predictably saying her voters were excluded or “suppressed”, the lying bitch). I have no idea who Talarico is, but he can only be an improvement — assuming, that is, that he wins in November against his Republican opponent, whether Paxton or Cornyn.
Glad to have done my bit.
I was surprised to see Crenshaw get the boot. I know he’s been hit or miss, but I thought his support was solid.
I’m a long way from TX.
Looks like Cornyn and Paxton are headed for a run off. Asking straight up, which do you think has the best chance of winning against the dems and keeping the seat R?
I had great hopes that Crockett would win. Talarico looks innocuous, but is actually evil. Crockett could be ridiculed nonstop, but Talarico might actually win.
I know at least one Republican who is sure Paxton would lose the general against Talarico, and will hold his nose and vote for Cornyn in the runoff.
A Cornyn re-election will have me planning my exit strategy from Texas.
Here in Harris County (Houston) the voting machines had two pages for the Senate race. Cornyn, Hunt, and a bunch of also-rans were on the first page. If you wanted to vote Paxton, you had go hunting for the Next Page button. You found him on Page 2, all by his lonesome self. The casual voter or the 65+ voter may or may not find that second page. It was not alphabetical so one is left with lingering suspicions. That should not be an issue in the runoff and we hope our goggle-eyed friend might beat the anti-gun RINO Cornyn.