2013 Mayor's Race

[musicman]

Well the commercials have begun and the front runners are taking punches at each other.

 

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/23089424/2013/08/08/records-show-mayor-awarded-staff-huge-raises-amid-lay-offs?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9180887

 

 

[Blue Dogs]

Parker's gonna get reelected because she's benefiting that Houston is recovering from the economic slowdown and has done better unlike other cities across the nation. I'd say Parker wins over Hall: 57-39

 

 

[kylejack]

I wish Hall would take some stances on policy, but he hasn't. Not much chance of success on a pure anti-incumbent campaign unless the incumbent is widely despised, which isn't the case.

[crunchtastic]

My read on the Hall ad ( the 'truth' , etc ) is that he's got some fiscal angle on liabilities.  Large unfunded pension issues, maybe? It's the first thing that came to mind.

 

In any event, I grow less enchanted with Parker.  She's continued to kick the can down the road on our shitass infrastructure. With the rate of development in the city core, unless  some serious $$ is spent soon on roads, drainage and power, my fear is the next major storm is going to make a lot of people question why they bought into the Houston hype.

[musicman]

yes she's only been a disappointment. I laugh how she makes the pension problems a new issue. she was controller as she signed off to borrow 200 million under bill white.

[Blue Dogs]

Parker will likely win reelection because of the historical trends here: the last incumbent mayor to get the boot was Kathy Whitmire (D) in 1991, who was the poster-child for term-limits due to her 10 years and 5 terms in office and her 6th term bid was the last straw.