And shows -- or at least tells -- his math. QR, full graphic effect.
Charles has already spent a good bit of effort teasing out these numbers -- and knocking down this premise fairly quickly -- so since he's the expert in these things, I'll defer to his wisdom and simply guess that when he weighs intomorrow Friday morning we can put this deal back to bed.
Should TMF have a case for winning fair and square, it's in a Democratic primary and not a jungle one. He can probably beat Menendez that way, and win a fall election when the seat comes up again (in 2016, it appears). It does sound a little sour-grapey for him to be complaining on the day of Menendez's swearing-in, so I would expect to see that grudge match happen again in two years.
As Menendez is sworn in, TMF argues the new Democratic senator was elected by Republicans
“It seems Republicans were really worried about Democrats sending the strongest voice to the State Senate…”
In what may be a sign of things to come in Alamo City politics over the next 18 months, Rep. Trey Martinez Fisher, D-San Antonio, called the victory of his opponent in the recent special election runoff “bizarre” and said it was driven by Republicans. He noted big GOP turnout in the race won by Sen. Jose Menedez in the heavily Democratic district formerly represented by Leticia Van de Putte.
Menendez, also a Democrat, was sworn in as Senator on Wednesday.
Prior to that, Rep. Martinez Fisher took to his campaign website to say that "while most folks know I lost the runoff election for state senate by 4,253 votes, many didn’t know that 6,307 consistent Republican primary voters voted in the runoff." A "consistent voter is someone who voted in 2, if not all 3, Republican primaries in 2014, 2012 and 2010,” Martinez Fisher explained.
“What is even more bizarre than 6,307 consistent Republican primary voters getting involved in a race between two Democrats, is that there were 2,000 more votes cast by Republicans in the February runoff than in the January special election when there were actually 2 Republican candidates in the race,” he said.
Charles has already spent a good bit of effort teasing out these numbers -- and knocking down this premise fairly quickly -- so since he's the expert in these things, I'll defer to his wisdom and simply guess that when he weighs in
Should TMF have a case for winning fair and square, it's in a Democratic primary and not a jungle one. He can probably beat Menendez that way, and win a fall election when the seat comes up again (in 2016, it appears). It does sound a little sour-grapey for him to be complaining on the day of Menendez's swearing-in, so I would expect to see that grudge match happen again in two years.
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