Paterson is not ideal but Pee Bush is worse. Paterson will never be anything but land commissioner while Pee Bush will try to use the job as a steppingstone to become President. That’s why I voted for Paterson.
Agreed. I remember FReepers making a similar argument to justify voting for Loretta Sanchez over Kamala Harris (Harris has national ambitions but Sanchez won't go beyond California, so we gotta hold our nose and vote for Sanchez)
It's safe to say that Sanchez is 20X worse than Patterson.
I have no qualms about supporting Patterson for a minor statewide office in Texas if it means ending George Pee's political career. Casting a vote for one of the obscure also-rans in the race won't accomplish that. We need Patterson to get more votes than George Pee.