We learn from Quorum Report that a certain young "independent" Democratic candidate and Rick Green fell into a brawl at the polls today.
Witnesses say that Green threw the first punch. Rumor is that Rose put out attack mailers tying his current opponent (Jim Neuhaus) to Green. Guess Green didn't care much for that.
[Photo of Rose and Green from PBS]
All of his mailers attack Green. The little Napleoon needs to move on.
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at November 7, 2006 2:09 PM
one word: ROFL
Please tell me Stekler was there filming it.
wonk - as long as Green is the guy running the campaigns against him, and as long as he's punching the candidate, I'd say he's still in play.
Rose could take him. They should have let them have at it for awhile.
kick his ass seabass!
Re. voter fraud,
News
Report from the County Clerk
MIDDAY ELECTION UPDATE FROM COUNTY CLERK DANA DEBEAUVOIR
We’re having a great Election Day in Travis County. Polling places are quite busy, and lines have been steady throughout the day. The overwhelming number of calls to the County Clerk’s Elections Division did result in a steady busy signal for a few minutes as voting got underway. The eSlate equipment has worked exceptionally well today. Other than a few loose cables and early morning jitters that were resolved quickly, we have had no major problems none with the voting system. Early this morning, we did experience some set-up issues with a few election workers who got flustered and were still setting up booths when voters arrived. As they are trained to do, these workers called for help and a team of troubleshooters was immediately dispatched to provide assistance. By mid-morning all polling places had settled into a steady, if somewhat frenzied, pace of processing voters. At this point, voters who haven’t gone to the polls yet should allow a little extra time because the period from 3:30 to 7:00 pm is traditionally the heaviest time of the day for turnout. Of concern, one voter said she had received an automated phone call at her residence incorrectly informing her that her polling place had changed. We hope for no campaign mischief, but we encourage voters to beware. Voters who want to verify their voting status or polling place can call the County Clerk’s Elections Division at 238-VOTE.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/News/election?oid=oid%3A417879
Also - kick his ass, Rose!
Kick his ass?! Not with THOSE size 5 Lucchese's.
o/t- from the mother jones blog:
"Voter intimidation:
California, Maryland, Illinois, New York, Texas"
Anybody know of any voter intimidation reports?