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Conservative Farenthold(R) Defeats 28 Yr Incumbent Ortiz(D)in TX27 Congressional Race (South Texas)
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Posted on 11/04/2010 12:02:12 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers
The victory of Blake Farenthold (R) over 28 yr. incumbent Solomon Ortiz (D) in the TX-27 Congressional race demonstrates that a candidate with strong conservative positions can win in a majority Hispanic and Democratic leaning district. This victory contradicts the conventional wisdom that only a moderate can win in such districts. Farenthold has declared strong conservative positions in social, economic, international, defense and environmental issues including illegal immigration.
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Ortiz has run unopposed or faced little challenge in winning elections since his first run in 1982. He has been a strong supporter of government takeover of health care and has avoided having meaningful dialogue with his constituents on the issue. Farenthold has defeated an incumbent in a "safe seat" who apparently thought he no longer needed to listen to the people.
To: JeepersFreepers
Too bad for Ortiz that this district is on the coast and doesn’t contain Duval County. Ortiz could have won if Duke was around to help. ... But thankfully, history and geography separates the two.
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posted on
11/04/2010 12:12:33 PM PDT
by
TexGuy
(If it has the slimmest of chances of being considered sarcasm ... IT IS!)
To: JeepersFreepers
OMG... I left the Corpus area due to the unbelievable hold the Dums had on the place.
12 years there, love it. HUMMMMM they finally got ORTIZ. Interesting.
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posted on
11/04/2010 12:12:41 PM PDT
by
Marty62
(Marty 60)
To: JeepersFreepers
This race was part of our Texas "Trifecta"...Canseco (Conservative) won over career politician, extreme lib Ciro Rodriquez and Bill Flores beat out long time lib Chet Edwards!!! Woo hoo!!
Dr. Donna Campbell, who had virtually no national exposure, almost beat out old Lloyd Doggett.
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posted on
11/04/2010 12:24:48 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(2 Chron 7:14)
To: JeepersFreepers
Farenthold wins by 451 votes?
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posted on
11/04/2010 12:26:03 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("It's amazing, A man who has such large ears could be so tone deaf" Rush Limbaugh 9/8/10)
To: JeepersFreepers
Isn’t this one going to recount?
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posted on
11/04/2010 12:38:18 PM PDT
by
TonyInOhio
( Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.)
To: NonValueAdded; TonyInOhio
Farenthold won by 799 votes. Ortiz may request a recount although he has not yet done so. Farenthold has declared victory although Ortiz has not yet conceded.
South Texas voters also defeated 3 Democrat state representatives including Ortiz’s son, Solomon Jr.
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posted on
11/04/2010 1:09:57 PM PDT
by
JeepersFreepers
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right but the heart of the fool to the left. (Eccl 10:2 NIV))
To: JeepersFreepers; NonValueAdded
The lolz are invading the FR forums.
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posted on
11/04/2010 1:25:42 PM PDT
by
JerseyHighlander
(p.s. The word 'bloggers' is not in the freerepublic spellcheck dictionary?!)
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