Heartbreakingly close. Ugh. IIIRC the 2001 race was similarly close with Orlando Sanchez as the GOP candidate. Ugh, again.
It’s too bad a Metro Area doesn’t have a say on the Mayor of the central core. You’d have a lot fewer Democrats. 2.4 million people just in Houston City, and 6.5 million in their Metro, but 100k loons get to decide on a loser moonbat Mayor ?
Nashville wouldn’t have elected a Hillary clone fat **** Communist, anti-Christian bigot Mayor with the whole area voting.
Chicago, on the other hand... probably no difference (at least until they get rid of that non-partisan bullcrap).
“Heartbreakingly close. Ugh. IIIRC the 2001 race was similarly close with Orlando Sanchez as the GOP candidate. Ugh, again.”
Nope. White beat Sanchez like a drum in the runoff - 63% to 37%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_mayoral_election,_2003
In contrast, this 2% margin was much closer, with an electorate that is presumably blacker (thanks to Katrina) and more Hispanic than in 2003. Annise Parker’s GOP opponent not only did not make it to the runoff 6 years ago, he placed 4th after Parker and 2 other Dems. If this is a foreshadowing of nationwide races in 2016, the Dems are in big trouble.