Posted on 04/10/2005 5:07:54 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Yep. Just what the party needs!
Bump it up.
Last Nov. we voted out Lampson and elected Ted Poe to Congress. Beaumont and Port A. tend to the conservative candidate both (R) and (D). Houston, however, is a lost cause.
You're exactly right.
We've become the "Party of Recycled Dimocrats"
What good is that?
And you're right about Houston. Can you say "Sheila Jackson Lee? LOL!
Dittoes from another native Beaumonter who grew up there in the late 50's and early 60's. Beaumont itself was actually conservative during the 60's with a Republican Mayor, Ken Ritter (The nephew of Tex Ritter). At one point the City Council was even dominated by members of the John Birch Society although much of this was probably a reaction against forced integration by the Feds.
Ironically, I am now a resident of West Chambers Co., the area this article was written about.
They're still Democrats, but pretty conservative on the issues. And will crossover for a good candidate.
And speaking of blue on blue; Travis Co? LOL.
(I lived in Lago Vista until two years ago)
Last Nov. we voted out Lampson and elected Ted Poe to Congress.
The same turds who destroyed the democrat party in Texas are now working full time to destroy the republican party in Texas.
You need look no further than school finance to see this.
I think I'm in the only conservative area of the county--Lakeway. The lure of Lake Travis brought us here.
I haven't looked at it precinct-by-precinct, you could be right.
I known most of my acquaintances in Beaumont proper voted for Poe. Of course it might be the crowd I hang-out with too.
Jefferson:
U. S. Representative District 2 | ||||
Ted Poe | REP | 28,125 | 30.97% | |
Nick Lampson | DEM | 61,893 | 68.15% | |
Sandra Leigh Saulsbury | LIB | 792 | 0.87% | |
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Race Total | 90,810 | |||
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Liberty: |
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U. S. Representative District 2 | ||||
Ted Poe | REP | 8,582 | 59.25% | |
Nick Lampson | DEM | 5,454 | 37.65% | |
Sandra Leigh Saulsbury | LIB | 448 | 3.09% | |
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Race Total | 14,484 | |||
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Harris |
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U. S. Representative District 2 | ||||
Ted Poe | REP | 103,244 | 70.35% | |
Nick Lampson | DEM | 40,809 | 27.80% | |
Sandra Leigh Saulsbury | LIB | 2,691 | 1.83% | |
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Race Total | 146,744 |
"Severely disappointed? Is that the same as 'deeply saddened?"
Sure sounds like it to me.
"And why do you think he hates Tom Delay?"
Because Tom Delay is much too successful in fighting off the Demos and Libs. Simple as that.
When I left Texas, most state offices were Democrat; sales tax was about 3% and the governor suggested lowering it because of the surplus.
As I'm returning, most state offices are Repbulican; sales tax is about 8% and the governor seems to want to introduce a crypto-income tax and property taxes are much higher than Democrat-controlled New Mexico.
The GOP is still the party of Big Government and High Taxes.
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