Travis County Primary Run-Off Debates

Valinda Won (0.00 / 0)

I think Valinda was right to bring up the questionable donation by Girling Healthcare to Jason's campaign. Healthcare issues are critical to Texans, and the possibility that one of our representatives will be beholden to a major healthcare provider is disquieting, to say the least. The fact that Jason plans to continue working for them when the lege is out of session simply makes the whole thing stink even more.

And I also was stunned to hear Jason accuse Valinda of lying about it. Anyone with Internet access can go to the Texas Ethics Commission website, find the donation in queston and see that Valind was telling the truth.

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by: Monk of Miletus @ Fri Mar 24, 2006 at 23:02:44 PM UTC

Bolton... a snowball's chance (0.00 / 0)

Because I don't necessarily dislike Valinda Bolton, I will try to be as delicate and respectful as possible in espousing my beliefs about her chances of victory in November:
She is a shoe-in for the losers' lounge.  Her lack of name recognition coupled with that awe-inspiring wooden personality and lackluster public speaking ability makes her a prime candidate for a landslide defeat in the general elections.  Bolton gets me about as excited as a 3-hour concert with her namesake, Michael Bolton. At least Jason Earle can point at his daddy and say, "Everybody knows who he is, right?"  I don't particularly like either of these candidates' chances in November, but Earle has the name and the dollars to make a decent run against Republican favorites.

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by: lmachic @ Mon Mar 27, 2006 at 19:33:40 PM UTC

Strongly Disagree (0.00 / 0)

If you want to compare speaking styles, having seen both of them together at various events, I can say without hesitation that Valinda is a much stronger speaker. She not only speaks from the heart rather than from cue cards, but clearly displays a much firmer grasp of the issues than Jason does.

Even setting that aside, Valinda has a much better chance in the general election than Jason. If the son of Ronnie Earle becomes the nominee, Republican financial and personnel resources from across the nation will descend on District 47, whereas the same will not be true for the Democrats because of the need to keep Ronnie Earle's prosecution above the partisan fray.

Besides which, look over previous downticket election results in District 47. You'll see that Democratic women actually have a strong success rate, whereas Democratic men do not do nearly so well. What this tells us is that there are many Republican women who are inclined to support Democratic woman candidates. If we want those cross-over votes, we would be better off with Valinda as our candidate.

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by: Monk of Miletus @ Mon Mar 27, 2006 at 21:30:20 PM UTC