Election Results November 10, 2006
Posted by bkarre in Uncategorized.add a comment
Well., as predicted, the dominating Republican candidates won their respective elections handily. It seemed that in both the 31st and 7th districts the Republicans won in decisive fashion with very little effort. John Culberson in the 7th and John Carter in the 31st defended the statistic that 95% of all incumbents hold their seats, and also that Republicans named “John” have an increased chance of securing House seats. All in all, I’d say that this election went precisely as expected, and I look forward to monitoring the Presidential race in 2008.
Edwards wins by a not so small margin November 10, 2006
Posted by matturey in House: Dist. 17.add a comment
Well, its official, Edwards has proven that his winning the election in 2004 was not a fluke. He has proven himself a strong enough candidate to overcome the advantage given to the Republicans by the infamous gerrymandering. In fact, this year’s race wasn’t even close. Republicans all but conceded the race and withdrew funds around a month ago, leaving the man they once called “on of their most promising prospects” to finish out the election on his own. Edwards won by a whopping 18 points (58% to 40% according to CNN), which certainly isn’t as close as the Republicans thought it would be a few months ago. So it seems President Bush’s ranch will remain painted blue for at least another two years.
End! November 9, 2006
Posted by Shawna in General, House: Dist. 22.add a comment
The day of the election, TX-22 went to “toss-up” on the NYT’s web site. Hardly helpful. No fears, though: Lampson decimated Sekula-Gibbs. Honestly, I’m shocked Dems took the Senate, though I’m hardly going to complain. I don’t know how much the Foley thing helped that out, but I didn’t think it possible two months ago. While this is certainly a good thing in terms of a fresh perspective, the fact that Bush is being a dipstick already is not helpful. In a press conference, he stated that he had shaken up the leadership in the Pentagon, and since they were now the majority party, it was the responsibility of the Democrats to implement an effective Iraq policy. Wtflip! Nice way to try and squirm out of that one, George. It surprises me that he adamantly states that he thought the GOP would hold Congress. Yes, he’s a relentlessly optimistic, but Jesus Christ, you can’t say that you didn’t see your party losing 28 seats. That’s not even close, like 2 seats. Twenty-eight seats (which, for the record, is not equivalent to 30). The Senate he’s allowed to feel stunned about because, hell, even I can’t quite believe it–and Allen’s conceded and everything at this point. God only knows what the next two years will bring, but it’ll at least be new mistakes and not the same ones over and over.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a Runoff! November 8, 2006
Posted by bcomer in House: Dist. 23.add a comment
by Bryan Comer
In Texas’ 23rd district, the incumbent Henry Bonilla failed to receive 50% of the vote. The second most vote-getter was Ciro Rodriguez. Therefore, as I predicted, there will be a run-off election on December 7, 2006.
I have no doubt that Bonilla will win the district, but at least he’s getting a run for his money.
