Phelan in runoff

[oldag]

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is headed to a runoff against GOP activist David Covey after failing to secure a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, a seismic turn of events that puts the powerful Beaumont Republican’s political future in doubt.

The rocky outcome, coming on Phelan’s own turf, could jeopardize his continued grasp on the gavel even if he wins the overtime round in May.

Pulling for Covey.

 

[Whalercohasset]

Good.

 

[General Zod]

It's a crying shame that Phelan wasn't stomped decisively in the first place. A runoff gives the Texas GOP the time and focus to pour resources into keeping him in office...which they'll do to keep any incumbent they can, regardless of how worthless and counterproductive he is.

 

[TX oddball]

Hoping the 10% that voted for Alicia Davis was a vote against Phelan, and will swing over to Covey.

 

[popper]

40k voted in R primary, about 100k voters in the district. Vote split close 50/50. May will be interesting.

 

[seeker_two]

Hoping the 10% that voted for Alicia Davis was a vote against Phelan, and will swing over to Covey.

.....or the Phelan voters are shamed into staying at home like the scumbags they are.

 

[jimbo]

Hope Covey wins.

 

[wiredgeorge]

Most Texas voters don't follow the actions of the folks in the Texas House. They will vote for the incumbent who has more money for ads and more name recognition. If a typical voter has even the foggiest idea of a candidate it is from a poster they saw. Our county just put a real bad guy in as our county GOP chair and his opponent (no name value and a lot less money) didn't come close. Be glad Phelan is in a run off as there is at least a chance to get him out of TX Congress.

 

[Eli]

Republicans 'primaried' Legislators that voted against school choice, Democrats attempted to 'primary' those that voted for school choice! As a result, I ended up voting in the Democrat primary in an effort to keep our rather good Democrat Representative (who is also in a runoff) and a vain effort to keep Kim Ogg over the Soros leftist literally running on a platform of not enforcing the law.
Interesting times in Texas!

Eli

 

[seeker_two]

and a vain effort to keep Kim Ogg over the Soros leftist literally running on a platform of not enforcing the law.
Interesting times in Texas!

Eli

What's the difference?....

 

[Eli]

What's the difference?....

Ogg has actually been trying, it's the Soros judges releasing people. Ogg got in trouble with the DemoRAT powers that be over the Hidalgo investigation, she dared investigate and prosecute corruption and the local Dems can't have that!

Eli