Wednesday, November 5, 2008
2008 elections in Dallas-Fort Worth ruled by same-old incumbents and Republicans
The rest of America may have embraced change, but most elections in the Dallas-Fort Worth area resulted in the same-old same-old, by re-electing incumbents and sticking by Republicans.
A few elections did offer some excitement: Wendy Davis prevailed over State Sen. Kim Brimer from Fort Worth, and Democrat Robert Miklos won in District 101, besting former Mesquite mayor Mike Anderson in an area that includes Mesquite, Sunnyvale, and Balch Springs, and has been Republican for more than 20 years.
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was re-elected for a second term, and a number of cities voted yes to legalize beer, wine, and alcohol sales, including Irving, Fort Worth, and Southlake.
Returning to office will be John Cornyn, Pete Sessions, Kay Granger, Sam Johnson, Joe Barton, Kenny Marchant, feel free to stop me at any time.
However, as one Pegasus user points out, Obama did win Dallas County, with 421,312 votes to McCain's 307,608 votes.
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Howard Wen says:
Obama won all four of the major Texas cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25381335
They look like blue islands in a sea of red. Dallas is completely surrounded in red, and its closest blue counterpart in the state is Austin.
I'm not holding my breath for the Dallas Morning News to report this fact, or for that paper's editors to acknowledge the significance of Obama taking Dallas -- which will be the future home of the Bush Presidential Library.
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snowboard9 says:
Congratulations to Lupe for her victory last night!
While the Republicans managed to keep Texas buried in the same old policies with the same old faces, I was happy to see Dallas County take part in the American and world-wide celebration for change!
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xdavidwattsx says:
Dallas county represented very strong last night, contrary to the ridiculous endorsements from the Dallas News. I almost still can't believe they endorsed McCain.
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momzilla says:
Ugh. Wendy Davis. This was a race that I really, truly, did not care about because both candidates are goobers. But for the past week or so, Davis has been spamming my landline several times every day and interfering with the peace in my home. I was about ready to gather up a posse to tp her house.
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Billusa99 says:
Hey, let's not forget that Carol Kent beat 10 term GOP Tony Goolsby!
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Laura Seewoester says:
For about 5 minutes on the news last night I noticed that Obama was actually ahead of McCain in Texas. We all assumed of course that Austin was probably the first to report, but it was still funny.
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Teresa Gubbins says:
good observation, billusa, i forgot to mention dat
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Scott Doyle says:
Does this mean Goolsby is going to up his ad game even more if he attempts to restake his claim in 2010? Can't stand his ads...especially the one near Whataburger at Forest & 75. =(
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John McClelland says:
I've decided to call our results in red Texas the "Obama effect". Just not the effect we wanted.
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Teresa Gubbins says:
John, congratulations for <a href="http://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/nov04_141_race105.htm">earning</a> 28,121 votes in your contest, you gave Crownover a nice run for the money; here's hoping that next time you'll steamroll her!
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Pavel Lishin says:
<img src="http://uploads.postfarm.net/public/postfarm/uploads-2.0/t/texasmap.png">
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xdavidwattsx says:
We're like 4 little islands in a vast wasteland of crap.
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interestedcitizen says:
It just goes to show that the socialists gravitate toward the urban centers, while the people with the character that built this nation, the people who know that we have a responsibility to provide for ourselves and not allow the government to force us to provide for others through coercive taxation, escape to the suburbs and rural areas where governments are weaker and coercion is less a part of the government ethic.
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Travis Bush says:
Nice to know all those red areas aren't affected by a failing economy, poverty, second rate schools, etc...one imagines that most of the red areas didn't even bother watching the election..they were most probably out looking for some minority to swing by a tree or drag behind their pickup trucks...
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Travis Bush says:
interested citizen you are so full of it..when times are bad, those who live in rural areas have ALWAYS gravitated to "the big city" to find work....that is a historic fact and one that you cannot refute.
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Pavel Lishin says:
Yeah, but see, they did so responsibly, by and for themselves, without taking a government-sponsored bus there!
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jtmbls says:
I think it's called commuting, Provocateur.
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Travis Bush says:
LOL I was just thinking about how Dallas is changing. It isn't the independent minded people leaving the city center for rural areas and the suburbs...It is the poor. If you take a look at the oak Lawn/Maple area, you will see this happening rather swiftly.
Many of the affordable, if not run down, apartments are being replaced by town homes and condos that most of us middle class "socialists" can't even afford. The poor are being pushed out farther from the downtown area in an effort to cater to an entirely different demographic.
Don't worry though, there will be plenty of gubment in the outlying areas once the larger portion of the po folks have no choice but to live there.
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Scott Doyle says:
I nominate interestedcitizen to bear my socialist portion of the deficit.
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jtmbls says:
Is nominate code for coerce?
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luniz says:
i hear they're going to start broadcasting an official reading of the koran at 2PM starting tomorrow.
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jtmbls says:
...and eating babies...
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xdavidwattsx says:
Obama is a terrorist who loves socialists. So I heard. He's going to eat interestedcitizen's babies.
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Travis Bush says:
david, you got it all wrong..he's a socialist who loves terrorists and wants to have interestedcitizen's babies..
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Travis Bush says:
then eat them...
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Jason Rice says:
Pavel, are you sure that's not a map of the counties that sap the water table more than their annual rainfall?
And I could see being very proud of lining up with New Mexico on stuff.
Thank heavens we can finally get back to arguing about what to rename Cesar Chavez. I'm feeling almost rusty.
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Levidog1 says:
Hopey hopey change change or is it changey changey hope hope. Just kidding - I appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and passion.
Love, a lurking hillbilly (republicans like PN too)
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Travis Bush says:
I'll get it started, Jason...RACIST!
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Jason Rice says:
Ah, man, Travis, you're the best....
D*&NEd HIPPY FREAK!
see, doesn't that feel better?
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Scott Doyle says:
A black president is EXACTLY why we should rename Ross for a not-so-much-minority-anymore leader. It's the wave of the future!
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Travis Bush says:
You know, the end of the election simply puts us closer to the day that GW sets up his residence near his new libry up thar in fancyville..
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Jason Rice says:
Travis, I'll make the sacrifice to get him off Pennsylvania Ave... kinda like letting someone hurl in the back seat just to get them out of the driver's seat.
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Travis Bush says:
Hey, maybe he and Laura will start posting on Peg News!
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alexander troup says:
When you have weeds and their roots are deep, and when you have bushes that dates back to the 1960s,, it is very difficult to cut them out in Texas...while old elephants dont die, they... just fade away. A.T. Texas Tree Farmer.
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Scott Doyle says:
Travis, you do share their surname. Sign 'em up!
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alexander troup says:
Modern Royality and the power to stay rich is a Texas thing, while the movie.. Giant, with James Dean has just that element we are all now apart of today...Then again what happend to the Blue and Grey.....A.T,.. Color Blind Lemmon.
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Travis Bush says:
LOL yes I do, and you haven't a clue how many times I hafta remind folks that he aint from Texas. Laura Lane, OK I forgive Midland for that one, but Connecticut must still be held accountable.
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alexander troup says:
You only wake up the lepoard and he will be unhappy, for he is a night hunter, now what does that mean, dont mess with Texas Royality in the 21st century....A>T, Witness protection plan for the Red.
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snowboard9 says:
That's it. I am no longer allowing my telephone company to tax me in order to provide communications service to those red rural areas.
So there. No more internet for you.
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Jason Rice says:
Snowboard - that's exactly where all your "local produce" comes from. You guys call 'em hicks. I call 'em a safe food source.
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Travis Bush says:
Local..you mean like most of the stuff you find at the Farmer's Market?
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snowboard9 says:
Jason. The only thing I buy "local" is Texas bee honey from Whole Foods so I can make granola.
After looking at this map, I will promptly stop using local bee honey and buy honey from Mexican bees. I believe they are safe.
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Travis Bush says:
They are! Especially the ones from Africa...
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Jason Rice says:
Snowboard, somehow you don't surprise me in the least. Mexican honey suits you.
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alexander troup says:
As I had said and I will say it diffrently this time, Old Hill billies are not going to change the way they eat spam and eggs every day....they have to die off first..A.T..Waiting for change.
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Jason Rice says:
You guys all act like people that live off the land, within their means and without the frippery of gadgets are bad people. But if those people are in a foreign country, you'll pay extra to buy their "Fair Trade" coffee.
I'm the only one laughing here, aren't I?
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alexander troup says:
What happend to tea...And the fair trade.
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Jason Rice says:
My bias is tea, A.T. I'm over-compensating. Sorry.
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ch0 says:
Yeah they're bad people, they're called Hippies! All livin organic and in touch with nature, the hell is wrong with those people? Now THAT is the ultimate in frippery! "Oh, I'm gonna love the Earth and do the right thing," Bah. Make nukes, not tea.
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Travis Bush says:
cho really needs some tea..probably help with all those negative feelings..toxic man..toxic.
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alexander troup says:
We used to smoke some herbs but that got weird, even my Dad started growing and moving it around....later realized it was catnip.....made good tea out of that...coffee and cocaine reguire a lot of work to grow and pick in South America.. I prefer bottled water after this is all said and done..from the North Pole...A.T, Lost man in the Zodaic room with women.
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Travis Bush says:
Aw man...I wanna be a lost man in the Zodiac room with womenz...
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TXgirrl says:
Is this an example of "the people with character" living in the rural areas?? http://www.jwilphotos.com/obamaeggtos...
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jtmbls says:
No Jason, you are not the only one laughing.
Does familiarity breed contempt? It’s funny how everyone seems to be able to empathize with a person as long as they are thousands of miles away. Maybe imperfections too close to home are a little too close to home.
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alexander troup says:
Their is hope in reality even if you splash some red paint like Jackson Pollack all over the map, then again, where is the Zodiac Room.....I am a libra in my 11th house...A.T,..Human Paint Remover.
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