[justlurking]

OK, here's good information from the election demographics. If I start with just the distribution of votes (R vs. D), it doesn't look very promising:

Name, City	R	D
Patrick Rose, Dripping Springs	49.5%	50.5%
John Mabry, Waco	48.6%	51.4%
Gabi Canales, Alice	47.7%	52.3%
Dan Ellis, Livingston	46.9%	53.1%
Jaime Capelo, Corpus Christi	46.2%	53.8%
Scott Hochberg, Houston	45.2%	54.8%
Timoteo Garza, Eagle Pass	44.2%	55.8%
Robby Cook, Eagle Lake	42.6%	57.4%
Jim Dunnam, Waco	39.8%	60.2%
Joaquin Castro, San Antonio	39.7%	60.3%
Jim McReynolds, Lufkin	38.9%	61.1%
Juan Escobar, Kingsville	38.4%	61.6%
Barry Telford, Dekalb	38.0%	62.0%
Dora Olivo, Rosenberg	37.3%	62.7%
Mike Villarreal, San Antonio	35.9%	64.1%
Pete Laney, Hale Center	35.4%	64.6%
Jim Solis, Harlingen	32.0%	68.0%
Allan Ritter, Nederland	30.3%	69.7%
Steve Wolens, Dallas	29.8%	70.2%
Pete Gallego, Alpine	29.0%	71.0%
Lon Burnam, Fort Worth	27.8%	72.2%
Kevin Bailey, Houston	26.4%	73.6%
Roberto Alonzo, Dallas	26.0%	74.0%
Elliot Naishtat, Austin	24.9%	75.1%
Norma Chavez, El Paso	0.0%	100.0%
Garnet Coleman, Houston	0.0%	100.0%
Yvonne Davis, Duncanville	0.0%	100.0%
Joe Deshotel, Beaumont	0.0%	100.0%
Dawnna Dukes, Austin	0.0%	100.0%
Craig Eiland, Galveston	0.0%	100.0%
David Farabee, Wichita Falls	0.0%	100.0%
Jessica Farrar, Houston	0.0%	100.0%
Kino Flores, Mission	0.0%	100.0%
Ryan Guillen, Rio Grande City	0.0%	100.0%
Terri Hodge, Dallas	0.0%	100.0%
Mark Homer, Paris	0.0%	100.0%
Chuck Hopson, Jacksonville	0.0%	100.0%
Jesse Jones, Dallas	0.0%	100.0%
Glenn Lewis, Fort Worth	0.0%	100.0%
Ruth McClendon, San Antonio	0.0%	100.0%
Trey Martinez Fischer, San Antonio	0.0%	100.0%
Jose Menendez, San Antonio	0.0%	100.0%
Joe Moreno, Houston	0.0%	100.0%
Paul Moreno, El Paso	0.0%	100.0%
Rick Noriega, Houston	0.0%	100.0%
Rene Oliveira, Brownsville	0.0%	100.0%
Aaron Pena, Edinburg	0.0%	100.0%
Joe Pickett, El Paso	0.0%	100.0%
Robert Puente, San Antonio	0.0%	100.0%
Chente Quintanilla, Tornillo	0.0%	100.0%
Richard Raymond, Laredo	0.0%	100.0%
Eddie Rodriguez, Austin	0.0%	100.0%
Senfronia Thompson, Houston	0.0%	100.0%
Carlos Uresti, San Antonio	0.0%	100.0%
Miguel D. Wise, Weslaco	0.0%	100.0%

I will note that Rose (Dripping Springs) just barely beat the incumbent last November. I can't believe he was dumb enough to walk out -- he will almost certainly lose next election if an opponent runs a decent campaign.

More to follow in a moment.

[Tall_Texan]

There was a story about Rose in the Austin American-Statesman after he returned. The guy is just 24-years-old and apparently won because locals were mad at the incumbent Republican and this child was their only alternative on the ballot.

It's a suburban area south and southwest of Austin which is generally made up of ranchers and those who needed to get the heck away from Austin but still be able to drive there for work. There's no question he is ripe for the picking, even with the Statesman's cheerleading behind him.

Another object lesson on what happens when you stay home or don't vote Republican.

I don't think the walkout is going to cost the Dirtycrats very many seats however.

[No Truce With Kings]

"Name, City R D
Chuck Hopson, Jacksonville 0.0% 100.0%"

No way! Hobson ran as a conservative. He did not get 100% of the vote. (Even if no R ran against him, a Libertarian would have received at least 20-25% from folks that won't vote for a donkey.)

I really wish I were still in Palestine, TX. I'd love to help the Republican that runs against Chuck Hobson.

Imagine a commercial where someone who sounds like Hobson is firing pharmacy employee (Hobson owns a pharmacy in Jacksonville, TX) for not showing up for work. Final line -- the employee saying. "Where do you get off firing me for not showing up when I was supposed to work? You did the same thing as State Representative!"

That and follow him around with someone playing "Sir Robin's Song" from Monty Python.

You could have soooo much fun!