Ron Kirk winning in Texas

Texas Secretary of State ^

[VinnyTex]

RACE	NAME			TOTAL VOTES	PERCENT	EARLY VOTES	PERCENT
U. S. Senator
	RON KIRK			146,009	54.4%	88,919	52.8%
	VICTOR MORALES			122,404	45.6%	79,457	47.2%
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		Vote Total		268,413		168,376
		Precincts Reporting		1,967	of	6,539 Precincts	30.1%
		Statewide Turnout		2.2%		12,218,164 Registered Voters
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Returns

[Slyfox]

Yeah, looks like a real landslide.

[WillaJohns]

For us non-Texans, what does this mean?

[Slyfox]

'Blowhard-and-legend-in-his-own-mind' Ron Kirk is squeaking
by a geography teacher who thinks George W. Bush is an idiot.

[The South Texan]

These a very early and the South Texas votes that will more than likely go 60-70% for Morales will put him over the top.

For you non-Texans, the state Rats are hoping having Sanchez as the Governor, former comptroller John Sharp who is liked by the good ol yellow dog Rats, and Kirk who is black on one ticket will get the minority vote out in large numbers in order to win back some power in the state. Ethnic pandering to it's worse but I am afraid it might work because the stupid state GOP has been asleeep all this time.

[VinnyTex]

Ron Kirk for the most part is a commie. Another GOP sweep in November.

[Alissa]

Nothing - it's a runoff between one Hispanic Democrat against a Black Democrat! It's not the General Election. Whoever wins this election will face the Republican candidate (Cornyn) for the Senate seat (Phil Gramm's).

[Dan from Michigan]

Has South TX reported yet?

[Bubba_Leroy]

The democRAT party has been pushing hard for Kirk.

Their "dream team" is Kirk (a black) for Senator and Sanchez (an hispanic) for Governor. That way all of the black racists (i.e., blacks who will vote for a candidate based solely on the color of his skin) and hispanic racists (hispanics who will vote for a candidate based solely on the color of his skin) will be motivated to get out and vote.

[VinnyTex]

(hispanics who will vote for a candidate based solely on the color of his skin) will be motivated to get out and vote.

Tony Sanchez is white.

[VinnyTex]

I don't know. But it won't matter. Kirk is almost up by 10 now. It's over.

[The South Texan]

"Tony Sanchez is white."
The hispanic community down here that will vote for him regardless of his issues doesn't think so.

[VinnyTex]

Sure they will. But he'll get blown out November.

[Cyber Liberty]

When did Texas start having state elections on Tuesday?

[altura]

Even us Texans don't know what this means.

I mean, I would have voted in this run-off if I could have figured out which candidate which have been easier for the Republican Senatorial candidate, John Cornyn, to beat.

But I couldn't. It's basically the Black vote versus the Mexican vote. I think the Mexican population is larger (maybe - maybe, I should know), but not as likely to vote.

Kirk is more of a mainstream guy ... he was a fairly innocuous mayor of Dallas; the main thing I have against him is that he is a dem and we can't afford any more democrat senators.

gotta gid rid of The Daschle.

[TheGrimReaper]

Ron Kirk for the most part is a commie

Yes... another Lee P. Brown -- except Kirk seems to be able to form nearly-complete sentences.... a skill that Brown still has not mastered.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

When did Texas start having state elections on Tuesday?

About the same time we started having National Elections on Tuesday. First Tuesday after the First Monday in November and all that ........

[altura]

Kirk has put out an all-out telephone barrage in the last few days. I have received (recorded) phone calls from Ann Richards; Emmitt Smith and three from Kirk.

I would guess that with the computer dialing and the computer message that this is a cost effective way to campaign.

The other dude had no money and not much organization. If he wins it will be an interesting tribute to the power of the Mexican vote.

[Cyber Liberty]

Uh uh. Twenty years ago when I lived there (after the nationalizing of the dates) it was Saturday. This is fairly recent.

[deport]

54.7% reporting..........

RACE	NAME			TOTAL VOTES	PERCENT	EARLY VOTES	PERCENT
U. S. Senator
	RON KIRK			211,950	55.7%	92,438	51.7%
	VICTOR MORALES			168,805	44.3%	86,467	48.3%
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		Vote Total		380,755		178,905
		Precincts Reporting		3,578	of	6,539 Precincts	54.7%
		Statewide Turnout		3.1%		12,218,164 Registered Voters
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