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The White Shadow

by David Benzion · 03/09/2006 11:24 am

There are so many tea leaves to parse in this Kristen Mack piece on Senators’ initial reactions to Dan Patrick’s win that I don’t even know where to begin… but I will note this quote, which I found the most amusing:

Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, says he looks forward to working with Patrick on issues where they agree and exchanging ideas on issues where they disagree.

"I may even be able to persuade him at least as much as he will persuade me," Ellis said. "The Texas Senate is a special place that encourages us all to look for common ground. Moreover, I like his margin of victory and his ability to mobilize people." [Emphasis added by LST]

I bet you do, Senator Ellis!

These sorts of Saddam Hussein-style margins of victory typically require the winning candidate to be (1) an ethnic minority; (2) a Democrat; and (3) running in a gerrymandered district designed to exploit those first two facts.

Come to think of it… if Bill Clinton could be America’s "First ‘Black’ President", maybe Dan Patrick could become known as Texas’ "Third ‘Black’ State Senator"?

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5 Responses to “The White Shadow”

MissFish on March 9th, 2006 at 11:41 am

It’s encouraging to hear that fom Sen. Ellis. Nobody can really argue with those results. In a 4-way race. With “seasoned” politicians as opponents.

Does anyone have comparative turnout information for SD7 in this election v. previous ones, contested or not?
Squawkbox Noise on March 9th, 2006 at 11:50 am

MissFish

I believe you can find your comparisons here.

http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
Rorschach on March 9th, 2006 at 1:18 pm

David be careful how you say that and make sure you aren’t all stuffed up when you do….
MissFish on March 9th, 2006 at 4:02 pm

Interesting. The last contested election in SD7 had two candidates and 15ooo more voters!
An Observer on March 9th, 2006 at 4:26 pm

It’s apparent to the most casual observer that those that oppose the issues that Dan supports will, at some point, need to explain why they differ. I look forward to hearing those explainations; from those on their way out.