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Special Election Alert! (Original Post) Quixote1818 Nov 2018 OP
Not to mention 2 Indicted soon to be in Prison Reps. aeromanKC Nov 2018 #1
So Stupid .. Grassy Knoll Nov 2018 #2
This is Onion-worthy. 3catwoman3 Nov 2018 #3
He sounds highly qualified RainCaster Nov 2018 #4
You would think this was a Phallacy. Xolodno Nov 2018 #5
No one can ever claim Republicans are very smart C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #6
They voted for him as placeholder so a Republican would win a special election LeftInTX Nov 2018 #7
Yes, same reason GOP voters voted for indicted Rep. Hunter Liberty Belle Nov 2018 #8

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)
5. You would think this was a Phallacy.
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 12:24 AM
Nov 2018

...but I guess they are some pretty stiff republicans in that district.

LeftInTX

(25,258 posts)
7. They voted for him as placeholder so a Republican would win a special election
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 12:40 AM
Nov 2018

We had a Republican judge resign about a month ago. He was still on the ballot. Another Republican judge gave me stink eye for telling a voter that he had resigned. They wanted him to win, so they could get another Republican in.

Fortunately, his opponent won last night.

Liberty Belle

(9,534 posts)
8. Yes, same reason GOP voters voted for indicted Rep. Hunter
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 01:28 AM
Nov 2018

in our area. They'd rather wait for him to be convicted and have a special election than vote now for a Dem.

Meanwhile he's stripped of all committees and his district has basically no representation.

Hmmm....maybe house ethics committee can go after him now?

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