I’ve been trying to find out how my very Republican precinct voted in the District 23 run-off election between Bonilla and Rodriguez and came across an analysis of why Bonilla lost at the Right of Texas blog. Notice how it’s never how Rodriguez won but Bonilla lost? There may be some truth to the statement, [...]

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Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
MySA.com: Politics
My point is the Express-News’ treatment of the Rodriguez-Bonilla race should prove once and for all that the newsroom and the editorial page are unrelated. They’re all paid by the Express-News, but they’re in separate locations, don’t interface on editorial policy, and do not discuss how political races are covered.
Based on [...]

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I know I should just get over it but I thought the following was such a concise indictment against the San Antonio Express-News endorsement of Bonilla in the run-off election.
TIME.com: How the G.O.P. Got Blindsided in Texas — Page 1
In a region where “government is the economy,” Hernandez said, Bonilla had been able to parlay [...]

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Dem upsets veteran Republican in Texas runoff – CNN.com
The Supreme Court ruled in June that a 2003 reconfiguration of
Bonilla’s district was unconstitutional because it diluted minority
votes, and a three-judge panel redrew the district in August to restore
Hispanics that had been shunted into another district.
Bonilla blamed his loss on the Supreme Court ruling, telling supporters, “We [...]

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Until Bonilla became desperate last monday I wasn’t thinking there was a snowballs chance in hell that Ciro would pull this out. I was hoping he would but I have gotten very used to being disappointed in Texas politics. I try to understand why people in San Antonio and Texas, good hard-working people who are [...]

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All the important voter links for today.
Bexar County Elections
If you are in Bexar County you can find your precinct information and they will even show you a sample ballot. Don’t waste your time on the sample ballot, it is just Ciro Rodriguez DEM and Henry Bonilla REP
Online Voter Central
Click on either polling place or ballot [...]

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The San Antonio Express-News once again comes out for Bonilla.
MySA.com: Editorials
In this runoff, Bonilla is simply the better choice. As distasteful as that may be, it is reality.
And this time, they’re sharing their “really good” reasons for supporting such a distasteful candidate.
There’s the seniority thing again.
MySA.com: Editorials
Bonilla has enough seniority to maintain his seat on [...]

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If anyone is interested in looking beyond the attack ads, the San Antonio Express-News has a nice story on the differences between Bonilla and Rodriguez.
MySA.com: Politics
Politically, here’s as much as Republican Henry Bonilla and Democrat Ciro Rodriguez have in common: They served together in U.S. House of Representatives for eight years.
What they actually did on [...]

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ySA.com: Politics
He also faulted Rodríguez for taking $250 from Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was later convicted of conducting illegal business transactions with Libya. Left unsaid was that Alamoudi’s check came years before he was investigated and that Rodríguez was one of nine congressmen he sent money to, a list that also included Lee Hamilton, later named [...]

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Finally, some of the San Antonio media besides the Express-News are starting to pay attention to the campaign. WOAI’s trouble shooters checked out Rodriguez’s ads and found them to be true. Unfortunately, they’re true for both Bonilla and Rodriguez. They’ll be looking at Bonilla’s ads next.
The San Antonio Current has a much longer article worth [...]

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