Burnt Orange Report

Note from Richard Morrison about Hubert Vo

My Friend Hubert Vo Needs Your Help to Keep the House Seat He Already Won!

This year, for the first time in a genaration, Texas Democrats increased our numbers in the Texas House of Representatives. With Bush polling 62 percent at the top of the ticket, my good friend Hubert Vo knocked off a powerful incumbent by just 31 votes.

Now the GOP machine in Austin is trying to throw the contest in the state House, where their majority can vote to seat the loser. Please click here to help Hubert defray the legal expenses associated with the recount: http://www.hubertvo.com/contribute.htm

Hubert Vo won a stunning upset on Tuesday in his rookie race for State Representative, toppling Talmadge Heflin, the 22-year veteran and most powerful member of the Texas Legislature.

Hubert Vo came here 30 years ago from Vietnam because he had faith in our democratic system. He has worked hard and succeeded as a businessman and now as a first-time candidate.

His opponent, Talmadge Heflin, the powerful head of the Appropriations Committee, has not conceded and is threatening to contest the election in the Texas House of Representatives.

Here's more on the story from the Houston Chronicle:

A recount, however, is not a necessary prerequisite to contest the election. Heflin has until Dec. 8 to do that. The election would then be thrown to the House of Representatives, which could either seat Vo or overturn the election and require a new vote.

There have been several contested elections in the Texas House in recent years, but none has reversed the outcome. Most were withdrawn.

Buck Wood, one of several lawyers observing the Harris County vote canvass on Vo's behalf, said Heflin's case posed a potential public relations "nightmare" for Republicans.

With an 87-62 Republican majority (excluding the contested seat) in the House, partisanship could become a factor.

"This House has shown itself to be as partisan as any I've ever seen," Wood said.

This is the same extremely partisan House of Representatives that passed Tom DeLay's redistricting plan in 2003. Please don't let them steal this election from Hubert Vo. Click here to contribute: http://www.hubertvo.com/contribute.htm

thanks again,
Richard Morrison

from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x6798

91.97 percent support! I really feel sorry for the 8 people out of a hundred.

Where the hell is the Black belt??

Tek XX - Deep south African-American majority counties...

The county that I find interesting, if not disturbing, is Cameron. It was the only county in the Valley to go for Bush (50.37/49.21) even though the county was otherwise good for Dems. David Van Os and Bob Scarborough carried Cameron. So, there were a significant number of citizens in Cameron County who voted for Bush even though they otherwise voted for Dem candidates.

I look forward to 2008 when Bush won't be on the ballot.

Jeb