Comments on: More on Texas-22 and the Write-in Campaign http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566 A rough draft of my thoughts... Fri, 05 Oct 2024 12:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Buckland http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-881196 Wed, 23 Aug 2024 18:17:08 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-881196 So, what happens if DeLay wins? He'll still be on the ballot, and will get a fair number of votes just from name recognition and some Texan's "I ain't votin for no Democrat" sentiment. In my state of KY if the winner can't take office a new election is held. Will they go to the 2nd place finisher? Hold a new election? Sue everybody in sight? So, what happens if DeLay wins? He’ll still be on the ballot, and will get a fair number of votes just from name recognition and some Texan’s “I ain’t votin for no Democrat” sentiment.

In my state of KY if the winner can’t take office a new election is held. Will they go to the 2nd place finisher? Hold a new election? Sue everybody in sight?

]]> by: Outside The Beltway | OTB http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880619 Wed, 23 Aug 2024 13:32:07 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880619 <strong>Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Write-in Candidate for Texas-22</strong> Steven Taylor has a good roundup and analysis of the uphill fight Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is going to have as a write-in candidate for the seat formerly held by Tom DeLay. The problem, as Paul Kiel notes, is a combination of the archane rules for countin... Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Write-in Candidate for Texas-22

Steven Taylor has a good roundup and analysis of the uphill fight Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is going to have as a write-in candidate for the seat formerly held by Tom DeLay.
The problem, as Paul Kiel notes, is a combination of the archane rules for countin…

]]> by: Dr. Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880610 Wed, 23 Aug 2024 13:28:54 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880610 How about Shelley "Grandma" Sekula-Gibbs? How about Shelley “Grandma” Sekula-Gibbs?

]]> by: James Joyner http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880583 Wed, 23 Aug 2024 13:22:16 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10566#comment-880583 If your name is "Shelley Sekula-Gibbs" and you're running as a write-in candidate, I would submit that you've proven yourself too dumb for office. Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to run as "Shelley Gibbs"? Ideally, as "Shelly Gibbs," but one can understand not wanting to undo one's parents' unfortunate spelling at that stage of life. If your name is “Shelley Sekula-Gibbs” and you’re running as a write-in candidate, I would submit that you’ve proven yourself too dumb for office. Wouldn’t it be a lot simpler to run as “Shelley Gibbs”? Ideally, as “Shelly Gibbs,” but one can understand not wanting to undo one’s parents’ unfortunate spelling at that stage of life.

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