Reply #16: Despite what I said about no floor vote........ [View All]

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it doesn't preclude Heflin asking for a recount. He still has til Dec. 8 to ask for that. Unless of course, the Rethug party talks him out of it, since it looks like they moved VERY fast to replace him. The house doesn't meet until January, so why the speed in replacing him? I think this is the Rethug's way to hold on to whatever Asian vote they had in the Bush race, which was pretty heavy in that district. They voted Bush and then they voted Vo.

Remember, not just Asians wanted Vo in, Blacks wanted Heflin out. His much publized attempt to steal a baby boy from his Nigerian "houseguest" using the excuse that it was good for the baby to be raised by Whites, since Black males have a high percentage rate of ending up in jail. YIKES!

Supporting Heflin will work against the Rethugs trying to make any inroads with Blacks, too. Just a lose-lose for them. I think as long as it didn't tip the balance of the house, they probably feel a sense of relief to have him gone.

All the city races come up in 2005 and many will be term limited. Then in 2006, again the house and all the state wide races. Harris county Dems will be mobilized and the Rethugs know it. They can't take the gamble for someone like Heflin whose pretty much a do-nothing has-been for years.

Cutting across SW Houston state rep districts, we have a strong Scott Hochberg and now Vo with only Joe Nixon's seat sitting between them. That's our district and my husband and I have spent this last week crunching numbers and will learn more in the morning WHDC meeting and take all our notes to the afternoon strategy session. We're good to go!!

Mary