Posted on 05/02/2006 6:45:49 PM PDT by kristinn
Voters in the town of Herndon, Virginia delivered a stunning rebuke today to elected officials who opened a taxpayer funded day labor center for illegal aliens in the town last year. Incumbent mayor Michael O'Reilly lost to Steven DeBenedittis while five of the six at-large town council seats went to candidates opposing the day labor center.
Town Council winners are Bill Tirrell, incumbent Dennis Husch, Connie Haines-Hutchison, Charlie Waddell and Dave Kirby.
Only one of three incumbents on the council who supported the day labor center won re-election, J. Harlan Reece. The other two who went down in defeat were Carol Bruce and Steven Mitchell. Day labor center supporter Jorge Rochac also lost.
With its proximity to Washington, D.C., Herndon has captured national attention as a focal point of the debate over border security and the millions of illegal aliens lving and working in communities all across the country.
The local election came one day after a nationwide protest and boycott effort in support of legalizing illegal aliens.
Turnout in the election was higher than in past years, at 26%. The margin of defeat for the incumbent mayor was 130 votes out of 2,596 votes cast.
The nearly clean sweep by candidates opposed to coddling illegal aliens with taxpayer funds should serve as a warning to incumbents everywhere.
Remarkable. I notice an absence of the usual pro-illegal suspects on this thread. At thought at least one or two of them would come on with the inevitable 'darkies' comment, or 'if you don't support amnesty, the world will end'.
Interesting.... a harbinger of 2006?... lets hope..
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I hope the campaign managers are having some deep thinking meetings today to decide just what to do about us people who Love America. Let's hope they get their heads on straight and decide to help us win this war.
They would rather see the Witch in the White House, than an anti-globalist conservative. Because her agenda, or her husbands, is their agenda.
The sad fact is; I think there is truth to what you say. We've been duped, coerced, played... The three card monty of today's global politics. RINO's galore.
Sure there are TRUE American conservatives out there, but they are far and few between. I don't know if we can right this ship, or if it's going to swept over by a beam sea.
They had better wise up, as all of my conservative friends have blood in their eyes, just as you and I do.
BUMP!
This election is only prelude for November.
If you can get the dems in control of Congress and Hillary into the Whitehouse, you'll be back in the limelight again.
Very encouraging news, kristinn.
Thank you for the ping.
I'll be interested to follow this story as to the closing of the center.
Well, at least one of you showed up on this thread. I was getting disappointed.
What would a summer be without mosquitoes!!??
One can only hope and pray that this really, really is a precursor of the '06 election!
I didn't check. Let me enjoy this illusion for at least a day.
The only thing that works = toss 'em out on their asses.
Maybe the tide is turning.
I did. He voted for the House bill. Have an even better day.
We need a BUNCH of conservatives who won't pretend that unbridled illigal immigration isn't a problem to run for congress against pro-amnesty RINOS and 'Rats. A Zogby poll just today said that the support to enforce our immigration laws and to secure the border is overwhelming. Voters who call themselves Democrat and Republican, black and white and brown, Christian and athiest, rich and poor DO NOT want amnesty.
I tell you, if you can get the message out that you are the anti-immigration candidate, you will win elections.
Several lessons to be learned here:
1. Local elections matter.
2. Never forget to vote. 130 isn't many people but it made the difference.
3. Remember who endorsed candidates, especially if they are facing upcoming elections.
I wonder if illegals were voting in this one. In a lot of places, proof of citizenship is not required to register to vote. If so, that makes this even more impressive.
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