Yet the “undervote” of that 16% is very telling as well...
And last I looked, Harris County (Houston) didn’t go to Obama...
So yeah, whomever wrote this is full of it...
I do not believe Annise Parker will suddenly allow gay and lesbian cerimonies to be conducted on the steps of city hall...She has enough problems to deal with...
Yet, I do know that the city counsel (FWIW) got a few more conservative seats in that chamber...So that is something positive...
And last I looked, Harris County (Houston) didn’t go to Obama...
According to this info from Harris County Obama won Harris County by about 19,000 votes.... Not sure about Houston as I believe the county includes a few more precincts [874] than just the city [734]....
http://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/110408/Cumulative/cumulative.pdf
Look again
How Barack Obama Won Harris County: Analyzing the Precinct Results
It’s only an undervote if you went to the polls and left the ballot entry blank.
It was “undecided” if you didn’t even go.
Like when they say (A) Support the war, (B) Oppose the war, or (C) Not sure.
It signifies “don’t care” if you aren’t going to go out to the polls in numbers that say “HELL NO I DON’T WANT YOU”. Write in Donald Duck if it makes you feel better.
But if you stay home, you surrendered your vote.