Blue Dogs Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 KTRK-TV Ch. 13 on why King wants to be Houston's next Mayor: http://abc13.com/politics/why-bill-king-wants-to-be-houstons-next-mayor/973121/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Highlights from last night's debate: http://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayoral-race-candidates-face-off-in-debate/978446/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Bell still ripping into Garcia over the scandals from his time as Harris County Sheriff: http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/mayoral-candidate-bell-accuses-garcia-of-cronyism-over-jail-contract/73120958/ There's more:http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/local/article/Garcia-leaves-mayoral-forum-early-avoiding-6538412.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Here's Wayne Dolcefino's report on Turner's IRS Scam scandal from the 1991 Houston Mayor's campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S5vHhpjPq8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Here's Wayne Dolcefino's report on Turner's IRS Scam scandal from the 1991 Houston Mayor's campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S5vHhpjPq8 It's deceptive to refer to it as "Turner's Scam". There's no proof he knew anything. The Texas Supreme Court did a good job of laying out how Dolcefino engaged in some deliberate deception. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-supreme-court/1406447.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 It's deceptive to refer to it as "Turner's Scam". There's no proof he knew anything. The Texas Supreme Court did a good job of laying out how Dolcefino engaged in some deliberate deception. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-supreme-court/1406447.htmlDolcefino bringing it up again:http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Dolcefino-making-his-mark-on-mayor-s-race-6587759.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Garcia defending his record as Harris County Sheriff: http://www.ourtribune.com/article.php?id=19282 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Can someone please explain to me why young voters have just fallen off the map? This is scary... http://texasleftist.com/2015/10/where-are-houstons-young-voters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Young voters are waiting for the voting app to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Young voters are waiting for the voting app to come out.The latest in the mayoral campaign: http://www.fortbendstar.com/2015/10/29/does-houston-mayoral-election-affect-fort-bend/ http://www.examiner.com/article/route-to-houston-s-next-mayor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thought I would post the results - looks like a run off election between Sylvester Turner and Bill King on December 12 Sylvester Turner 32% 84,025Bill King 24% 65,139Adrian Garcia 16% 43,223Ben Hall 9% 25,116Chris Bell 6% 18,958Steve Costello 6% 17,326Hoc Thai Nguyen 1% 2,230Marty McVey 1% 1,366Demetria Smith 1% 1,234Victoria A. Lane 1% 899Rafael Jr. Munoz 1% 502Dale Steffes 1% 301Joe Ferreira 1% 237 http://www.khou.com/elections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 The runoff will be fascinating. Will Bill King get as large of a turnout or did suburban voters turnout more to defeat HERO? Will Turner lose some of his progressive base, especially amongst LGBTs because of a backlash against the black vote against HERO? Will Garcia and Bell voters automatically go to Turner? Hall's to King? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 The runoff will be fascinating. Will Bill King get as large of a turnout or did suburban voters turnout more to defeat HERO? Will Turner lose some of his progressive base, especially amongst LGBTs because of a backlash against the black vote against HERO? Will Garcia and Bell voters automatically go to Turner? Hall's to King? Turner was pro-HERO, but King was anti-HERO so I think LGBTs will support Turner. King on HERO:http://abc13.com/uncategorized/bill-king-on-houston-equal-rights-ordinance/978284/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thought I would post the results - looks like a run off election between Sylvester Turner and Bill King on December 12 Sylvester Turner 32% 84,025Bill King 24% 65,139Adrian Garcia 16% 43,223Ben Hall 9% 25,116Chris Bell 6% 18,958Steve Costello 6% 17,326Hoc Thai Nguyen 1% 2,230Marty McVey 1% 1,366Demetria Smith 1% 1,234Victoria A. Lane 1% 899Rafael Jr. Munoz 1% 502Dale Steffes 1% 301Joe Ferreira 1% 237 http://www.khou.com/elections/Big question is whether we can see TX Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick ®, United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Governor Greg Abbott ® using aggressive scare tactics to swing voters over to King's side in the runoff ? There's also the possibility of the "Special Friend", who might show up to leak more secrets about Turner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Big question is whether we can see TX Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick ®, United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Governor Greg Abbott ® using aggressive scare tactics to swing voters over to King's side in the runoff ? There's also the possibility of the "Special Friend", who might show up to leak more secrets about Turner! I like what formatting did to ( R ) - it makes it look like Patrick and Abbott are more brand names than people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Turner was pro-HERO, but King was anti-HERO so I think LGBTs will support Turner. King on HERO:http://abc13.com/uncategorized/bill-king-on-houston-equal-rights-ordinance/978284/ Turner was very pro-HERO. He came out and doubled down today in his support. However, it's widely believed his large African-American base is part of the reason HERO failed so miserably. It's no secret that several large African-American churches campaigned hard for the NO vote. Progressives and LGBTs who align with African-Americans on so many issues feel very betrayed. My best guess is someone told Turner about this and that is why he came out hard today for HERO. He cannot win with just an African-American vote. He has to energize people who are feeling very defeated right now. It's not going to be easy. It might be the first time in a long time that a Republican wins the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 However, it's widely believed his large African-American base is part of the reason HERO failed so miserably. It's funny that they supported Turner instead of Hall who had "no men in women's restrooms" plastered all over his signs. I guess those voters agreed with Hall on that one issue, but nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 In a way I feel a bit bad for Turner, if only for the fact that he's been trying to be mayor for the last quarter century. By no means does he deserve it or that I would support him in his race, but, well, I have to admire that sort of dedication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Turner was very pro-HERO. He came out and doubled down today in his support. However, it's widely believed his large African-American base is part of the reason HERO failed so miserably. It's no secret that several large African-American churches campaigned hard for the NO vote. Progressives and LGBTs who align with African-Americans on so many issues feel very betrayed. My best guess is someone told Turner about this and that is why he came out hard today for HERO. He cannot win with just an African-American vote. He has to energize people who are feeling very defeated right now. It's not going to be easy. It might be the first time in a long time that a Republican wins the job. Based on the wide margin of defeat for HERO, I can only assume that a large percentage of people who this ordinance was designed to protect voted against it. One thing that perplexes me, why is this not all covered under the 14th amendment? Why do individual cities and states need to have these laws on the books? Equal protection under the law for everyone. No exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 What are the substantive differences between King and Turner? Their websites are fairly vague in their positions. Both seem fairly opposed to ReBuild Houston, so that's likely going out the window. Turner comes off as more of a machine politician, while King seems to be extremely pro-business. Will either of the candidates put pressure on the Planning and Engineering departments to relax things like parking and form requirements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 What are the substantive differences between King and Turner? Their websites are fairly vague in their positions. Both seem fairly opposed to ReBuild Houston, so that's likely going out the window. Turner comes off as more of a machine politician, while King seems to be extremely pro-business. Will either of the candidates put pressure on the Planning and Engineering departments to relax things like parking and form requirements?Turner has experience. King was mayor of Kemah. KEMAH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 What are the substantive differences between King and Turner? Their websites are fairly vague in their positions.Both seem fairly opposed to ReBuild Houston, so that's likely going out the window. Turner comes off as more of a machine politician, while King seems to be extremely pro-business.Will either of the candidates put pressure on the Planning and Engineering departments to relax things like parking and form requirements?Aren't those requirements driven by ordinance? If so, Planning can't make any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Aren't those requirements driven by ordinance? If so, Planning can't make any changes. Pressure can include getting ordinance changes pushed through City Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 One thing that perplexes me, why is this not all covered under the 14th amendment? Why do individual cities and states need to have these laws on the books? Equal protection under the law for everyone. No exceptions. Equal rights are protected under the 14th Amendment and Federal statutes. The problem is, using them as the vehicle for enforcement means making a Federal case out of it in the most literal sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Turner was very pro-HERO. He came out and doubled down today in his support. However, it's widely believed his large African-American base is part of the reason HERO failed so miserably. It's no secret that several large African-American churches campaigned hard for the NO vote. Progressives and LGBTs who align with African-Americans on so many issues feel very betrayed. My best guess is someone told Turner about this and that is why he came out hard today for HERO. He cannot win with just an African-American vote. He has to energize people who are feeling very defeated right now. It's not going to be easy. It might be the first time in a long time that a Republican wins the job. The last time Houston had a GOP Mayor was the late Jim McConn [R], who was elected in 1977 & reelected in 1979 before being unsuccessful in his reelection bid in 1981, failing to make the runoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Equal rights are protected under the 14th Amendment and Federal statutes. The problem is, using them as the vehicle for enforcement means making a Federal case out of it in the most literal sense.I don't think sexual orientation is protected by this amendment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The 14th Amendment applies to everybody: "No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." More to the point, the 14th Amendment was also the Constitutional underpinning for Obergefell, the case that struck down bans on same sex marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Costello [R] has endorsed Turner (D) for Houston Mayor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Garcia has as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Turner has experience. King was mayor of Kemah. KEMAH. I recall a similar argument in the 2008 presidential campaign about one of the candidates not having much experience running things. Something or the other about being a "community organizer". As I recall the other candidate (who lost by the way) had much more experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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