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What happened on Election Day in Harris County? (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2023 OP
Pretty big. cloudbase Jan 2023 #1
Linda Hidalgo winning was beautiful to see. rownesheck Jan 2023 #4
I see a good political future for her. cloudbase Jan 2023 #5
America has too many States. 50? 2 Dakotas? Super messy politics with so many elections and Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 #2
Rs are upset because polling problems are for democratic precincts only. It's just not fair. bullimiami Jan 2023 #3

cloudbase

(5,746 posts)
1. Pretty big.
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 05:50 AM
Jan 2023

Last edited Mon Jan 30, 2023, 07:32 AM - Edit history (1)

County Judge Lina Hidalgo beat a very well financed opponent. That was about as close as the Rs came to winning a big one. Dems flipped a seat on commissioners' court, giving the Ds a 4-1 majority.

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
4. Linda Hidalgo winning was beautiful to see.
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 09:43 AM
Jan 2023

Of course, because we are a blue county, we must have cheated to win.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
2. America has too many States. 50? 2 Dakotas? Super messy politics with so many elections and
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 07:00 AM
Jan 2023

jurisdictions and 50 places where politicians want power and media and corporations can experiment with public manipulation to their hearts content, profitably.

And half these 50 nations appear to install a dictator at the top. Clean up that act, it’s silly!

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