DeLay vote in TX

[Botany]

U.S. Rep., Num. Pct. Num. Pct. Num. Pct.
Pat Baig: 334 4.65% 0 0.00% 334 4.65%
Tom Campbell 2,065 28.74% 0 0.00% 2,065 28.74%
Tom DeLay 4,288 59.68% 0 0.00% 4,288 59.68%
Mike Fjetland 498 6.93% 0 0.00% 498 6.93%

Incomplete returns .... DeLay needs >50% of the vote to avoid a run off.

he is @ 60% now .... safe so far ...... but we now know that Sugarland, TX has 4,288 people who would
have Hitler in for tea and tell him that he was misunderstood

link
http://www.fortbendnow.com/elections/817/2006-primary-election-results

[movonne]

1. I have ask this question several times...does texas have diebold??

[alfredo]

12. A good way to find out is to

go over to blackboxvoting.org then to the state forums, there may be talk of the systems used.

I bet they use a mix of machines like many states.

[Atman]

2. I don't believe for a minute that "funny business" isn't involved.

I simply don't believe Delay could get 60%, no way. Maybe I'm just expecting too much of the people of Texas, but with the current anti-GOP tone rapidly escalating across the country, it is inconceivable to me that this guy, the one who basically started the whole avalanche, could have such wide support. I just don't believe it.

[Lost-in-FL]

3. You are expecting too much...

:eyes:

[Ignacio Upton]

This is the GOP Primary

The wingnuts are voting between themselves. This isn't the electorate as a whole. Getting only 60% for an incumbent who has served for 22 years in his own primary is dismal.

[Lost-in-FL]

5. Right, right...

I forgot that it was only the GOP primary!!! It figures!!! They are stupid as hell!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Botany]

6. I don't know about the results .....

the repugs might want him out now because he is a "lighting rod"

or

that is a very incomplete returns and with such small #s voting the % can get
shifted with not too many votes

or

they might just be dumb asses who "think" that the Jew York Times and Dan Rather
are out to get their boy and have got their spines up

or

DeLay paid the other small time repug vote getters to get into the race to split the vote
and help him

[Jane Austin]

7. This is 60% of Republicans.

Why would you expect anything of them?

[Sawkrates]

18. Bear in mind that this is a Republican primary

Most of these people swallowed the cool aid long ago.

[KBlagburn]

4. Texas Sec of State

http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/rep1race5.htm

[indy_azcat]

8. Looks like we only have early returns so far.

60% from the 'sooo excited and can't wait to vote in the primaries!'

This should be fun!

:popcorn:

[Janice325]

9. So, ummm... in the span of 10 minutes, from 8:17pm until 8:27pm

Campbell went from 2,065 to 2912, and Delay went from 4,288 yo 7,910???..
Oh, yeah. This is a Republican, DeLay, we're talking about. Oh, and yeah, it's Texas, huh?
Ah, shit.
I know the polls are closed, and they're still counting, but SHIT!!!!

[Botany]

10. I don't know .....

Because if DeLay stays in for the general election he might be the poster child for
corruption .... and that would help the dems.

We need exit polling @ every precinct this fall ....

[KBlagburn]

15. ...

[snowbear]

11. I don't agree with the DU'ers that wanted Delay to win tonight..

I kept trying to understand their reasoning... but I've come to the conclusion that the "take him out in November instead of now" theory DOESN'T make a lick of sense!!.

The man is so DESPICABLE that it would have made a much bigger impact to take him out NOW!!.

The dirtbag is partying with Lobbiests tonight in D.C. watching these results roll in.

That, plus George and Laura flew in Air Force One today to Texas just to vote for his ass.

NO, I don't agree with the DU'ers who were hoping he'd win tonight.

I think it SUCKS!

[Geoff R. Casavant]

13. George and Laura couldn't vote for him.

They don't live in his district.

[Ignacio Upton]

14. Don't George I and Babs live in it?

He does represent part of Houston, doesn't he?

[Geoff R. Casavant]

25. Not 100% sure

DeLay's district does include part of Harris County, but not Houston proper IIRC -- even if it did it would be in the more SW part of town, I think George I and Barbara live more northerly.

[snowbear]

16. Well... we still had to pay for their lowly asses to fly to Texas...

and vote for one of the idiots on that list..

[skipos]

22. Look at it this way... who will be easier for us to defeat in Nov?

A undeniable crook with shitty approval ratings (DeLay) or a "fresh face" like Campbell? I think it will be easier for democrats to defeat Delay.

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. And HOPEFULLY Delay will be sitting in jail by then. n/t

[laugle]

32. I agree with your post. And they probably put up crappy candidates just

to make him look good.

Everything I heard on that election was "Delay is expected to win." What a farce!!!

[KBlagburn]

17. Sec of State update

Pat Baige 578

Tom Campbell 3,933

Tom Delay 9,522

Mike Fjetland 898

[Botany]

20. So DeLay is @ 63%

The Bugman lives

60% in the primary for a 20 year vet is bad ..... I wonder if he can campaign from jail?

[Sawkrates]

19. Even if Delay wins the results will probably be positive

Remember that this is a partisan primary, the most rubber stampish of all political events when an incumbent is involved. If Delay gets less than 90% of the vote this will be interpreted as a tremendous defeat for him (imagine the headlines tomorrow), and it looks like that will happen.

[snowbear]

21. How many precincts have reported in anyway?

And how many are left?

That results website is confusing.. :crazy:

[snowbear]

23. Nevermind.. the SOS site is easier to read than the Fort Bend site..

This one.. http://204.65.107.70/rep1race5.htm?x=0&y=0&id=366

Tom Delay, you suck!

[IronLionZion]

24. Ciro Rodriguez is surprisingly ahead

County Cuellar (Incumbent) Morales Rodriguez Total Precincts Total
ALL COUNTIES 3,539 910 8,053 12,502 77 276

http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/dem1race5.htm?x=0&y=0&id=847

[Mz Pip]

26. Totally bizarre

The fact that DeLay got even 1 vote (his) is amazing to me. I don't care about Party loyalty. THis guy is scum.

He is low life scum. And people are voting for him. How stupid can people really be.

They are smart enough to dress themselves and drive to the polls. They breathe. They eat.

They vote for Tom De(fucking scum)Lay. I am truly astonished. They truly have no shame.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. Do these people vote on evoting machines? n/t

[snowbear]

29. I think they do (according to other posts anyway)...

Hard to believe Texans would actually vote for that guy.

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. They should be ashamed of themselves.

How can they sleep at night? Damn fools.

[NoPasaran]

33. They're Texas republicans

They don't sleep at night---they just regenerate in their pods.

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. Where's Swamp Rat when I need him?

:) "pods"...:rofl:

[snowbear]

31. Media is declaring Delay winner with 64% so far...

The Texans that wanted him as their nominee have to be completely...