Rodriguez Wins???
Democrat Ciro Rodriguez has apparently unseated incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla by a comfortable and possibly double-digit margin in tonight's TX-23 runoff. I gotta say I didn't see this one coming. I know this is a "majority minority" district, but nonetheless expected the white cowboys to overwhelm Latino voters at the polls. It's too early to tell what specifically happened in this race, but it's amazing news for the future of Texas politics and I can almost hear the echo of Tom DeLay's bawling all the way up here in the Upper Midwest.
It's also a nice capstone to a wildly unpredictable political year where the Republican incumbents considered most vulnerable mostly survived and the Republicans considered shoo-ins three months before the election are now finding themselves moving back to Kansas and New Hampshire with their tails between their legs.
It's also a nice capstone to a wildly unpredictable political year where the Republican incumbents considered most vulnerable mostly survived and the Republicans considered shoo-ins three months before the election are now finding themselves moving back to Kansas and New Hampshire with their tails between their legs.
posted by Mark at 8:33 PM
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I won't speculate too much on this until more information is able. It was a nice surprise victory, but this is a "majority minority" district, which is not indicative on Texas politics statewide, particularly in regards to registered voters. Ultimately, I can't see Texas being a serious contender for blue state status as long as the oil barons are the movers and shakers in the state economy. Even a modest percentage of the Latinos will get embroiled in Texas' plutocracy/theocracy hybrid since it so thoroughly dominates the state's power structure.
We'll chip away in Texas, and without Bush on the ballot in 2008, we'll probably see a statewide contest more indicative of where the state's true political allegiance lies, but it is still likely to be decidedly red. A victory like this by Rodriguez does give me hope though.
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