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RandySF

(84,284 posts) Sat Jun 9, 2018, 09:31 PM Jun 2018

Texas Democrats capture the Mayor's Office in the City of Mission

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Texas Democrats capture the Mayor's Office in the City of Mission (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2018 OP

Yay, our Democrats are Winning! Cha Jun 2018 #1

I don't believe that is a surprise to anyone. TexasTowelie Jun 2018 #2

It was a non-partisan race as you probably know LeftInTX Jun 2018 #3

It is now the trend that officially non-partisan races are becoming very partisan Gothmog Jun 2018 #5

I grew up in Mission Gothmog Jun 2018 #4

Cha

(319,076 posts)

1. Yay, our Democrats are Winning!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 09:34 PM

Jun 2018

TexasTowelie

(127,350 posts)

2. I don't believe that is a surprise to anyone.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 09:37 PM

Jun 2018

The cities in the Valley have been consistently Democratic for decades.

LeftInTX

(34,294 posts)

3. It was a non-partisan race as you probably know

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:01 AM

Jun 2018

I'm glad O'Cana won. The current mayor has been in that office since 1998.

Gothmog

(179,869 posts)

5. It is now the trend that officially non-partisan races are becoming very partisan

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:59 AM

Jun 2018

The Houston Mayor's race was technically non-partisan but was very partisan at the end

Gothmog

(179,869 posts)

4. I grew up in Mission

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:58 AM

Jun 2018

This is great news

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