Agreed. I grew up with one of his daughters. We didn't always agree on politics, but I respect the hell out of him. And he was probably smarter than most seeing where Texas politics were going years ago and running as a centric Dem. Not that I'd ever admit that to him.Ryan the Temp said: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.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 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.
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Election Day… Frostwood ES already can't get the machines to work. Good job Harris Co
In and out of Bunker Hill Ele with no issues
CowtownAg06 said:
Election Day… Frostwood ES already can't get the machines to work. Good job Harris Co
This is the way (in red districts).
Can I get a youtube video explaining what this proposition is saying?
SHALL THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON BE AMENDED: TO REQUIRE THAT MEMBERSHIP BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN A COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON THE VOTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR SUCH COUNCIL OR ORGANIZATION BEING APPORTIONED PROPORTIONATELY ON THE BASIS OF POPULATION, NOTWITHSTANDING STATUTORY VOTING MEMBERS, AND THAT MEMBERS REPRESENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES; AND TO REQUIRE THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO WITHDRAW ITS MEMBERSHIP FROM ANY NON-COMPLIANT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION IF THE VOTING SYSTEM IS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER PROVISION?
SHALL THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON BE AMENDED: TO REQUIRE THAT MEMBERSHIP BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN A COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON THE VOTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR SUCH COUNCIL OR ORGANIZATION BEING APPORTIONED PROPORTIONATELY ON THE BASIS OF POPULATION, NOTWITHSTANDING STATUTORY VOTING MEMBERS, AND THAT MEMBERS REPRESENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES; AND TO REQUIRE THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO WITHDRAW ITS MEMBERSHIP FROM ANY NON-COMPLIANT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION IF THE VOTING SYSTEM IS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER PROVISION?
Update:
Frostwood didn't start letting people in until 7:30 and only one at a time. When I got my ballot, the only thing on it was the propositions. No actual elections. They said they needed to call someone and figure that out, so I just left.
From what I can tell (and what some of the other workers were telling me on the side), it seems like it was very poorly run by they judge at that location.
Frostwood didn't start letting people in until 7:30 and only one at a time. When I got my ballot, the only thing on it was the propositions. No actual elections. They said they needed to call someone and figure that out, so I just left.
From what I can tell (and what some of the other workers were telling me on the side), it seems like it was very poorly run by they judge at that location.
do you actually live in Houston or one of the Villages?
And FYI - you can vote in any voting center in the county.
BUT I'm sure the election judges are incompetent - I saw them front and center in early voting. Not a chance one of them was anything but a died in the wool leftist.
And FYI - you can vote in any voting center in the county.
BUT I'm sure the election judges are incompetent - I saw them front and center in early voting. Not a chance one of them was anything but a died in the wool leftist.
I'm CoH.
also hearing River Oaks voting location having issue with voting machines. It's all coordinated by She-Jack's team.
I always go to the the maxim, "never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." I don't think the people I observed were capable of this. They just didn't know what they were doing.
I always go to the maxim "Never underestimate the capability of somebody that is willing to do whatever it takes to win, regardless of how stupid you think they are"CowtownAg06 said:
I always go to the the maxim, "never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." I don't think the people I observed were capable of this. They just didn't know what they were doing.
Who dictates which polling place gets these stupid people?CowtownAg06 said:
I always go to the the maxim, "never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." I don't think the people I observed were capable of this. They just didn't know what they were doing.
CowtownAg06 said:
Update:
Frostwood didn't start letting people in until 7:30 and only one at a time. When I got my ballot, the only thing on it was the propositions. No actual elections. They said they needed to call someone and figure that out, so I just left.
From what I can tell (and what some of the other workers were telling me on the side), it seems like it was very poorly run by they judge at that location.
Harris County Dems right now.
Vote early and avoid these issues. No excuses for what's going on at some polling places but we ought to expect these failures by now.
chilimuybueno said:
Vote early and avoid these issues. No excuses for what's going on at some polling places but we ought to expect these failures by now.
The conspiracy theorist in me makes me think that just lets the Dems know how much cheating they need to do on the last day.
The County parties appoint the election judges for each precinct and the election judges hire the poll workers.Martin Q. Blank said:Who dictates which polling place gets these stupid people?CowtownAg06 said:
I always go to the the maxim, "never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." I don't think the people I observed were capable of this. They just didn't know what they were doing.
AgLA06 said:Agreed. I grew up with one of his daughters. We didn't always agree on politics, but I respect the hell out of him. And he was probably smarter than most seeing where Texas politics were going years ago and running as a centric Dem. Not that I'd ever admit that to him.Ryan the Temp said: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.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 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.
And he was instrumental in not allowing UT-Houston from happening
CowtownAg06 said:
I always go to the the maxim, "never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." I don't think the people I observed were capable of this. They just didn't know what they were doing.
True, but even tiny little bits of stupidity have far-reaching consequences.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
Mayoral races
— News News News (@NewsNew97351204) November 8, 2023
Mayor: Houston
Candidate % Votes
John Whitmire 43.2%
60,087 9,342 ahead
Sheila Jackson Lee 36.5%
50,745
Gilbert Garcia 7.1%
9,857
Jack Christie 6.9%
9,580
Lee Kaplan 2.5%
3,438
Looks like this will go to a runoff, Houston will get what it deserves if they elect SJL.
I guess ol' Rodney Ellis' investment in Christie paid off, at least temporarily.wessimo said:Mayoral races
— News News News (@NewsNew97351204) November 8, 2023
Mayor: Houston
Candidate % Votes
John Whitmire 43.2%
60,087 9,342 ahead
Sheila Jackson Lee 36.5%
50,745
Gilbert Garcia 7.1%
9,857
Jack Christie 6.9%
9,580
Lee Kaplan 2.5%
3,438
Don't be surprised if SheJack gets a big overnight push.
She'll probably take most of the Fort Bend County votemaroon barchetta said:
Don't be surprised if SheJack gets a big overnight push.
Circle December 9th on your calendars....TexAgs Houston board has enough reach to determine the outcome of the runoff election.
Any surprises yesterday?
Anything happen someone plugged into area politics should highlight that the rest of us probably didn't notice?
Anything happen someone plugged into area politics should highlight that the rest of us probably didn't notice?
State wide, the Hecht Amendment didn't pass, which was surprising. It was the only amendment that didn't pass.
MAS444 said:
State wide, the Hecht Amendment didn't pass, which was surprising. It was the only amendment that didn't pass.
Aww Hecht…
I didn't expect it to pass, given all the rhetoric about the age of presidential candidates. It has people thinking more about the ages of candidates and a proposition that directly says it will allow even older candidates runs counter to all the "too old to hold office" messaging.MAS444 said:
State wide, the Hecht Amendment didn't pass, which was surprising. It was the only amendment that didn't pass.
I talked to a political consultant friend yesterday who is doing analysis of runoff voting and she said turnout is skewing heavily Republican, which bodes well for Whitmire.
Looks like rain tomorrow, which I assume will favor the early voting numbers as well.
I believe it. I early voted in runoff and a bunch of my republican friends did too. I legit think anyone that remotely follows politics and has a conservative bent, doesn't want SheJack winning and it is driving turnout. We already see what a disaster Lina is at county level, we dont need it at city level.
The only issue I've heard is from some older conservative friends saying "we don't have anyone to vote for" in the mayor's race. Of course, nobody should need a party label to tell them to vote against Sheila Jackson Lee.
Don't forget the other races if you haven't voted yet. Chris Collins was Rodney Ellis' guy to take over elections administration when they ran off Diane Trautman, and he has Sylvester Turner's endorsement.
The city council races fall pretty clear down partisan lines.
You can see the Democrat party endorsed candidates here, if you're curious: https://www.harrisdemocrats.org/_files/ugd/fbff52_e5f904d386e94789b99fb4f1eddab5d2.pdf
Republican endorsed candidates: https://www.harriscountygop.com/2023novemberendorsedcandidates/
HPOU endorsements: https://bg.hpou.org/hpou-endorsements-for-city-election-on-november-7-2023-2/
Houston Professional Fir Fighters Association doesn't seem to keep their website current, but from their facebook:
Even if I cared nothing about the city races, would be pretty easy to vote against all of Sylvester Turner's and Lina Hidalgo's endorsed candidates, which include SJL and all the Harris County Democrats candidates.
Don't forget the other races if you haven't voted yet. Chris Collins was Rodney Ellis' guy to take over elections administration when they ran off Diane Trautman, and he has Sylvester Turner's endorsement.
The city council races fall pretty clear down partisan lines.
You can see the Democrat party endorsed candidates here, if you're curious: https://www.harrisdemocrats.org/_files/ugd/fbff52_e5f904d386e94789b99fb4f1eddab5d2.pdf
Republican endorsed candidates: https://www.harriscountygop.com/2023novemberendorsedcandidates/
HPOU endorsements: https://bg.hpou.org/hpou-endorsements-for-city-election-on-november-7-2023-2/
Houston Professional Fir Fighters Association doesn't seem to keep their website current, but from their facebook:
Even if I cared nothing about the city races, would be pretty easy to vote against all of Sylvester Turner's and Lina Hidalgo's endorsed candidates, which include SJL and all the Harris County Democrats candidates.
I’m all in for Sheila. She gets things done, and she’s the strong leader Houston needs.
— Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) December 7, 2023
Make a plan to VOTE ON SATURDAY (12/9)! https://t.co/mBGbAO2NaY for more. pic.twitter.com/0lH3tfl8r2
She knows Sheila will keep the grift going and not push to hang her out to dry….
AL 2 is a real Sophie's choice. Two bad choices.
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