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Mayor of Crawford, TX, Is Kerry Supporter
Drudge Report ^ | 06-02-04 | Jeffers, Jr., Gromer

Posted on 06/02/2004 6:42:49 AM PDT by Theodore R.

Crawford mayor is Kerry supporter

BY GROMER JEFFERS JR.

The Dallas Morning News

(KRT) - Crawford may be the heart of Bush country, but the town's mayor says John Kerry is the best choice for president.

"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

The Kerry campaign recently listed Campbell as one of 100 black mayors around the country - seven of them Texans - who support the Massachusetts senator over President Bush. But the campaign has not focused particular attention on the endorsement.

With his sprawling ranch near Crawford, Bush is the area's most famous resident. Tourists flood the Central Texas city's tiny downtown on weekends to purchase Bush memorabilia and eat the Presidential cheeseburger basket at the Coffee Station, the restaurant that Bush occasionally visits while on vacation.

Campbell, a Democrat who has been mayor since 1999, said he's met Bush once but doesn't feel inclined to support the former Texas governor. He voted for Al Gore in 2000.

"I would say the city has a mix of Bush and Kerry supporters," he said. "The Kerry supporters feel like Bush has not delivered on his promises."

Some Texas Republicans took the endorsement in stride.

"You will find a few Kerry supporters in Texas," said Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. "But the majority of Texans support President Bush."

Campbell says he's not worried about a backlash among his constituents.

"I have the right to vote for who I want to be president," he said. "If some people around here don't like it, they can vote for someone else for mayor."

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Crawford is also represented in Congress by the popular Democrat Chet Edwards, who is believed to face a potentially difficult reelection battle now that his district has been extended eastward to normally Republican Bryan-College Station.
1 posted on 06/02/2004 6:42:52 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

There are none so blind....

2 posted on 06/02/2004 6:45:40 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Theodore R.
"If some people around here don't like it, they can vote for someone else for mayor."

Hopefully they will.

3 posted on 06/02/2004 6:46:11 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: Theodore R.
"I have the right to vote for who I want to be president," he said.

What he meant was: "I will vote for whomever the Democrats tell me to vote for."

5 posted on 06/02/2004 6:49:43 AM PDT by TrueBeliever9 (Life is uncertain. Ride your best horse first. Unknown but sounds like John Wayne.)
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago"
This is the rule of thumb for determining which candidate should be POTUS! It's all about "me, me, me." Democrats-- pathetic. I can certainly see why this man would vote for John Kerry.
6 posted on 06/02/2004 6:49:51 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

With his sprawling ranch near Crawford, Bush is the area's most famous resident. Tourists flood the Central Texas city's tiny downtown on weekends to purchase Bush memorabilia and eat the Presidential cheeseburger basket at the Coffee Station, the restaurant that Bush occasionally visits while on vacation...

Logic is obviously not his strong suit.
7 posted on 06/02/2004 6:50:18 AM PDT by small_l_libertarian
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To: Theodore R.

and the Governor of Mass. is voting for Bush
so there


8 posted on 06/02/2004 6:50:56 AM PDT by DM1
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To: Theodore R.; CSM

"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago...."

Well, I'm good at my job and work hard. I now make 50% more than I did four years ago. Have a wife and kid, a car and an SUV in the driveway. My property value is up 10% annually and I paid less taxes last year than the year before. I'm safer now under Bush than I was under Clinton. I'd say I'm much better off.


9 posted on 06/02/2004 6:51:27 AM PDT by wmichgrad
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To: Clara Lou

It's all about "me, me, me." Democrats-- pathetic. I can certainly see why this man would vote for John Kerry.


Well, but didn't R. Reagan borrow that line successfully from GA Jimmy in 1980? Crawford is close to heavily Democrat Waco, but Waco has been less reliable to "the democracy" in recent years.


10 posted on 06/02/2004 6:51:59 AM PDT by Theodore R. (When will they ever learn?)
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

Me me me me me me me me me

This tells us all we need to know about the esteemed mayor of Crawford.

11 posted on 06/02/2004 6:54:13 AM PDT by SaveTheChief (The most crooked, you know, lying...)
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To: Theodore R.
"I have the right to vote for who I want to be president," he said. "If some people around here don't like it, they can vote for someone else for mayor."

I like this guy. Says what's on his mind. Reasonable people can disagree, I think....

12 posted on 06/02/2004 6:54:37 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Theodore R.

The undying chip on the shoulder.... OK then, there are a bunch of hard working, teetotaling Eritrian immigrants who want to have Campbell's cake and eat it too! What a loser....


13 posted on 06/02/2004 6:54:41 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Right makes right!)
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To: SaveTheChief

Perhaps he should be aware of the fact that 56% of Americans feel their personal lives have improved over the past five years. (See post just above this one.) Sounds like he's got something stuck in his craw in Crawford.


14 posted on 06/02/2004 6:55:55 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

This attitude is why our country is beginning to suck. "Hey...how come you aren't making my life better!". And found all the way in Crawford TX too!
15 posted on 06/02/2004 6:59:43 AM PDT by Vision (Always Faithful)
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To: wmichgrad

That is such a pathetic argument. It was used in 1992 by morons who only expected handouts. I had that same argument with a friend of mine in 1992. I was doing better than in 1998. Of course, I changed jobs and got divorced.


16 posted on 06/02/2004 6:59:44 AM PDT by Jaded
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To: mewzilla

"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off."

What a stupid statement for a MAYOR to make! He was supposed to "make a difference, etc." If his statement is true, then they need a NEW MAYOR!..............


17 posted on 06/02/2004 7:00:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!!!! Redneck with a computer detected!........................)
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To: Theodore R.
"The Kerry supporters feel like Bush has not delivered on his promises."

The only job the government is supposed to do is protect you.
18 posted on 06/02/2004 7:00:52 AM PDT by Vision (Always Faithful)
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To: Theodore R.
"I have the right to vote for who I want to be president," he said. "If some people around here don't like it, they can vote for someone else for mayor."

A challenge?!

19 posted on 06/02/2004 7:01:23 AM PDT by The_Victor
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To: Theodore R.
"I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday.

Well, his federal taxes are probably lower.

20 posted on 06/02/2004 7:03:16 AM PDT by plain talk
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