Posted on 07/27/2021 9:30:24 PM PDT by Coronal
Texas State Rep. Jake Ellzey on Tuesday defeated Republican activist Susan Wright to replace Wright’s late husband, Ron Wright, in Congress.
Ellzey’s victory was a blow to former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Wright over the objections of several major Texas Republicans, including former Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Trump is perceived to be the leader of the Republican Party, both nationally and locally, and the 6th Congressional District race was a test of his political clout in his post presidency. Though he didn’t campaign for Wright in Texas, he hosted two tele-rallies on her behalf, but couldn’t push her past Ellzey.
After his victory, Ellzey said it was his positive message about moving America forward during tough times that won out, even in the face of Trump’s opposition.
“She had great endorsements. I had great endorsements that I’m very proud of, but at the end of the day the candidates had to get out and run their own campaigns, because that’s the guy or lady who will represent District 6 on the floor of the House of Representatives,” Ellzey said. “The people of District 6 are great people and I will represent them with quiet professionalism.”
One of Ellzey’s major supporters said Trump should have stayed out of the race.
“He would have been better off staying neutral,” said former U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, an Ellzey supporter who represented District 6 for 34 years. “Jake is not anti-Trump. He’s a strong conservative.”
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Trump should probably just kill himself, with a samurai sword, on National TeeVee.
Time will tell if the guy is legit or another Markwayne Mullins.
Who counted the votes?
Not good. I rather Trump have the kiss of death for all the Rinos
Maybe you should show him how
wow. hard to believe. think we need to check the ballots.
Was this an open primary where Dems were allowed to vote?
Thank you for mentioning that. I haven't heard that vote-counting integrity has been restored.
This is RINO crap.
I got endless emails from Ellzey, who comes off as a cornpone huckster.
Not a one from Susan Wright. What that means is she was excluded from RNC national databases, and Ellzey was given access.
McDaniel and company are working against Trump all the time.
It wasn’t a primary. It was the runoff general election. Two republicans made the runoff locking out all the Democrats.
There has never been any credible accusation that the voting in Texas was rigged. Trump won, the GOP won across the board despite the Democrats burning hundreds of millions in the State.
““He would have been better off staying neutral,” said former U.S. Rep. Joe Barton.”
The disgraced former congressman Joe Barton.
Uh, much of the territory is Ellzey’s State House district. Ellzey also had the backing of Rick Perry and Joe Barton who represented the district for years.
Okay, so what you are saying is that the entire electorate (not just Republicans) voted in this latest election as it was not a primary. The Democrats could not win the race, period - they could not even get 2nd place in the jungle primary. Is this now how Texas elections go, or is that only for special elections?
Thank you for replying.
I have no evidence that vote was rigged. But as surely as Texas is connected to the Internet, I accept the possibility that it was rigged.
Good point.
Ellzey was an incumbent office holder so probably has had the party contact lists.
https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_elections_in_Texas
The Republican vote share was 62% in the primary. They locked out the Democrats.
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