Democrats waiting for Texas’ growing Hispanic population to put them back in the statewide winner’s circle are still waiting. This year, Hispanic voters helped Republicans across the state. Democrats lost four Texas House seats held by incumbent Hispanics. Republicans gained five Hispanic members in the House, and Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman of Houston won with more than 60 percent of the statewide vote.
For a write-in candidate vote to be accepted, the write-in candidate must have filed with the Secretary of State. These are some of the names which were written in, but rejected. Some of the more interesting ones follow:
- Big Bird
- Green Giant
- Homer Simpson
- Hugh G Rection
- Jerry Jones
- Jesus Christ
- Mickey Mouse
- Nolan Ryan
- Ted Nugent
- Tony Stewart
- Willie Nelson
This is probably the most rose-coloured political analysis I have ever seen.
I remember back in the Spring, some people were saying things could change by the Fall, but things don’t appear to be getting better for Democrats, especially among swing voters.
