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Michael Davis
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03/08/06 Primary
Elections have consequence.
Several elections were decided in Tuesday Primary
Elections, because only one party had candidates in some races. Other
races were decided because one party picked the wrong person to carry their
banner in November, like Rose Renfroe and Craig Watkins, who will be easily
defeated.
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The biggest loss to the Democrats Tuesday night was former Councilwoman Rose
Renfro defeating Attorney Scott Chase by 30 VOTES to be the Democrats' nominee
for Dallas County Commissioner and oppose incumbent Commissioner Ken Mayfield.
Scott Chase is one of the most decent people I have ever met in all my years in
politics. For him to lose to Rose Renfro is flat out wrong.
Scott would have been a real challenge to Ken Mayfield. Renfro has so much
baggage from her days on the council, Mayfield will eat her for lunch.
Scott Chase was endorsed by The
Dallas Managed News. |
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03/08/06
David W. Tuthill:
Like Santa Clause, I checked the front section
of the DMN not
once, not twice but thrice looking for the results of the 4
Republican Primary non-binding
referendums. Where were they? I sure could not find
them. I had to call my state representative's office to find out
that all four passed.
Could it be that the results on
property tax caps (which the News came out against) passed?
The eminent domain issue passed,
too. I am sure certain
Arlington residents would have loved
that one in light of their new stadium plans!
Where were the results in the paper? I
would not want to deprive the Republican party of owning up to the
stance their electorate took.
I agreed on three of
them , but did not vote for the photo
id as it seemed very mean spirited.
Bring on property tax relief and
appraisal caps! |
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The biggest upset was
former Councilwoman Barbara Mallory Caraway defeating incumbent State
Rep Jesse Jones for House Seat 110 by 68 VOTES. All the so-called
big shots in the African-American community supported Jesse Jones.
The Jones campaign ran radio ads by former Mayor Ron Kirk, State Sen.
Royce West, County Commissioner John Wiley Price, et al. State Rep
Yvonne Davis even helped Jones (or not). |
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Jones supporters delivered turkeys to precinct chairs last Fall and even
food to election judges on Tuesday. All Barbara Mallory did was
walk door-to-door with her team of committed campaign VOLUNTEERS, like
DallasArena.com contributor Michael Davis. It was the same
team that defeated Old Al Lipscomb when he challenged Councilman James
Fantroy last year. Barbara has no Republican opponent in the Fall.
Jesse Jones was endorsed by
The Dallas Managed News. |
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Mike Dupree held on to
his District 5 Constable position despite the challenge from Domingo
Garcia's man, Jaime Cortes. Councilwoman Elba Garcia and
Councilman Steve Salazar supported Mike Dupree. Like me, they know
how hard Mike has worked for those of us who live in his district.
Since it was really a Domingo Garcia campaign, it was not surprising
that early voting (which includes mail-in ballots) went to Cortes, but
Mike's supporters were there on election day. Mike has no
Republican opponent in the Fall. |
Another big race for me was the
Republican race for County DA. I supported Toby Shook and was thrilled to
see him win with such a strong vote, but Judge Vic Cunningham certainly showed
great grace and character in his comments after the numbers were in, committing
immediately to the effort to get Toby Shook elected in November. Vic
Cunningham was endorsed by The Dallas
Managed News.
The Democrats elected bail bondsman Craig Watkins (see Dallas.org's
Fort Worth
Documents Prove Watkins Lied on Resume).
Despite recent stories on KTVT-11 and other stations about Watkins' problems
paying his taxes and debts, he got 16,472 votes (6,909 more than Larry Jarrett).
Mr. Jarrett would not commit to support Watkins in November, but said he would
do whatever the Democratic Party asked of him. It was a mistake for the
Democrats to pick Watkins again. Larry Jarrett was endorsed by
The Dallas Managed News.
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It's no secret I vote
Republican 98-99% of the time, but I'm devastated that Scott Chase did
not win his primary election. I've never been a big fan of Ken
Mayfield and supported a Democrat over him when I lived in his district.
If I lived in his district now, I would walk door-to-door not so much
for Mayfield as against Rose Renfroe, who now calls herself "Rosita".
30 votes? A wonderful man like Scott Chase lost by 30 votes?
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Looks like the biggest loser of
the night was the Editorial Board of
The Dallas Managed News. This
bunch of non-Dallasites are so out of touch with this city and county, they
might as well be writing for a paper in Austin or Phoenix. Oh, that's
right, the head gal is from Phoenix.
Future candidates might want to consider closely whether they want an
endorsement from Belo. It looks like it's not such a good thing to be
endorsed by The Dallas Managed News.
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