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***Official 2023 Houston Mayoral Election Thread***

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Apologies. Guess I misremembered.
Sea Speed
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He's lying. He disposed of her pedegg shavings.
StillNotAnAggie
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In case you need another reason to not like SheJack.
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She's always been a see you next Tuesday.

https://dailycaller.com/2011/03/02/congressional-bosses-from-hell-sheila-jackson-lee/

I wish I could find that epic Houston Press article from 15 years ago.
Mega Lops
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StillNotAnAggie said:

In case you need another reason to not like SheJack.

welp I have a blueprint or script for the next time my kids disappoint me.
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Ryan the Temp said:

He's 74.
Whitmire is 73
SJL is 73


Anise Parker is 67 and Bill White is 69. What is with all the old ****s running for office.
Milwaukees Best Light
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When I am in my 70's, I plan to be golfing and fishing. These old people are rich and are fighting to work more. Dummies.
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That captioning is hilariously bad.
Jugstore Cowboy
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3 campaigns are now attacking Whitmire. I guess they have polling showing him doing more than just making the runoff.
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DustysLineup said:

3 campaigns are now attacking Whitmire. I guess they have polling showing him doing more than just making the runoff.
Did you see SJL's hit piece mailer on Whitmire?
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Didn't get the mail piece; don't think I'm in their target. Just seen commercials. Really odd from Garcia, who's been an insider but is still relatively unknown to the public and should be taking about himself. I always think it's stupid when candidates with uphill challenges spend money to make their opponents look like front-runners.
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StillNotAnAggie said:

In case you need another reason to not like SheJack.



Not sure if SJL or Shirley Q. Liquor in the above link. Has anyone ever seen them in the same room?



Ryan the Temp
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8-day reports are out.

Whitmire has $4 million on hand. SJL has $100K. That's a pretty low number for her to have for the last week before election day.
P.H. Dexippus
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That's not so "Black Girl Magic" is it?
RK
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the rest is probably in her personal account.
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RK said:

the rest is probably in her personal account.
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RK said:

the rest is probably in her personal account.
She spent it all on "walking around" money and people who sit on their asses at polling locations and yell at voters across the parking lot.
Jack Klompus
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She probably spent it all going to important events like Michael Jackson's funeral.
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Milwaukees Best Light said:

When I am in my 70's, I plan to be golfing and fishing. These old people are rich and are fighting to work more. Dummies.
They're fighting to dictate the world to everyone around them. Like most old people do.

Young people are priced out of the politics game these days with inflation.
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Ryan the Temp said:

8-day reports are out.

Whitmire has $4 million on hand. SJL has $100K. That's a pretty low number for her to have for the last week before election day.
What was the total war chest of the say the top 3 or 4 players for Mayor? Is there anyway to see what it costs to try and buy mayor of the 4th largest city?
Jugstore Cowboy
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Wait until the runoff is over and look at the final reports.
Ryan the Temp
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AgLA06 said:

Ryan the Temp said:

8-day reports are out.

Whitmire has $4 million on hand. SJL has $100K. That's a pretty low number for her to have for the last week before election day.
What was the total war chest of the say the top 3 or 4 players for Mayor? Is there anyway to see what it costs to try and buy mayor of the 4th largest city?
As of early-mid-October, Whitmire had raised about $10 million and SJL had raised about $1 million.
Jugstore Cowboy
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How much of that was transferred from his senate campaign account?
AgLA06
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Ryan the Temp said:

AgLA06 said:

Ryan the Temp said:

8-day reports are out.

Whitmire has $4 million on hand. SJL has $100K. That's a pretty low number for her to have for the last week before election day.
What was the total war chest of the say the top 3 or 4 players for Mayor? Is there anyway to see what it costs to try and buy mayor of the 4th largest city?
As of early-mid-October, Whitmire had raised about $10 million and SJL had raised about $1 million.
That's kind of surprising. I guess either Houston is no longer as important nationally to the Dems with so many of their cronies in place over the last couple of cycles or she isn't their favorite either.
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AgLA06 said:

Ryan the Temp said:

AgLA06 said:

Ryan the Temp said:

8-day reports are out.

Whitmire has $4 million on hand. SJL has $100K. That's a pretty low number for her to have for the last week before election day.
What was the total war chest of the say the top 3 or 4 players for Mayor? Is there anyway to see what it costs to try and buy mayor of the 4th largest city?
As of early-mid-October, Whitmire had raised about $10 million and SJL had raised about $1 million.
That's kind of surprising. I guess either Houston is no longer as important nationally to the Dems with so many of their cronies in place over the last couple of cycles or she isn't their favorite either.
I don't think she was ever a national Dem party favorite. They just liked that she always voted in line with the party and checks off 2 boxes on the minority bingo card. Even though Whitmire is a moderate Democrat that has the support from conservative voters, there is no reason for the national party to throw a bunch of money at SJL for a Democrat on Democrat mayoral election. Now if Whitmire switches parties while in office, they may kick themselves for not challenging him more.
AgLA06
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I doubt he'll switch parties, but he's a long way from the new standard of Democrat politician in large cities.

He's probably a handful of talking points from bring the closest thing to an old school republican we've seen in a long time.
CW Griswold
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Anyone else worth voting for in the general before I have to vote for Whitmire in the runoff?
P.H. Dexippus
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I think Kaplan is a worthwhile vote before the runoff.
cajunaggie08
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Not that newspaper endorsements mean much these days, but the Houston Chronical editorial board has endorsed John Whitmire for Houston Mayor
Mega Lops
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Those Whitmire ads are idiotic. He will literally do none of the things he is talking about like fixing crime, potholes or illegal trash dumping. But he is better than the alternative.
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David Happymountain said:

Those Whitmire ads are idiotic. He will literally do none of the things he is talking about like fixing crime, potholes or illegal trash dumping. But he is better than the alternative.


The question is will they get worse?
Ryan the Temp
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David Happymountain said:

Those Whitmire ads are idiotic. He will literally do none of the things he is talking about like fixing crime, potholes or illegal trash dumping. But he is better than the alternative.
According to SJL, Whitmire is going to ban abortion and she will somehow stop Abbott from implementing or enforcing State Law within the city limits.
Ryan the Temp
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The Wonderer said:

David Happymountain said:

Those Whitmire ads are idiotic. He will literally do none of the things he is talking about like fixing crime, potholes or illegal trash dumping. But he is better than the alternative.


The question is will they get worse?
I've known John a long time and I know firsthand he really does care about improving quality of life for his constituents. The difference between him and someone like Turner (or SJL) is that he has never been about taking credit. He has done a ton of stuff behind the scenes for people that no one will ever know about.

I have every confidence he will do everything he can to make good on what he has committed to doing, but we all know it comes down to hiring the right department leadership to effectively execute his plans.
Chewy
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Slim Thug has endorsed SJL so things could get a little tighter now.
Ryan the Temp
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Good news - If/when SJL loses the mayor's race, Amanda Edwards is staying in the CD18 primary to challenge SJL. Edwards already has about $1 million in the bank.
 
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