She was also born in Colombia. She didn't come to this country until she was 15. She's not a lawyer. She has a BA from Stanford (of course). But not much else.
Yes, in 2018. Unopposed in the dem primary, then unseating the repub incumbent. This was possibly as a result of straight ticket voting, which I believe has been repealed.
So you’re wrong as to straight ticket still being allowed (as of now, it isn’t, though I’m sure dems will appeal).
I also understand your concerns about shifting demos, however, straight ticket voting allows lazy ass voters to hit one button and walk away. Without it, fewer people will vote for bottom of the ticket, and typically only higher info voters.
Houston pede here. Her election was the result of a combination of several things. Political split in Houston is pretty 50/50, so any election may be close. On top of that, Beto significantly boosted candidates across Texas with the aid of straight ticket voting. Dems won races in 2018 no one would have ever thought possible.
She beat Ed Emmett, who was very popular in Houston. He did a fantastic job leading the County after Harvey. City leadership (same people as today) was somewhere between absent and a total mess.
Going into the election, many thought Judge Emmett would be the only republican to win. The thinking was that his popularity would overcome Lina’s ability to ride Beto’s coattails and the advantages of straight ticket voting. After all, she was a 27-year old, inexperienced nobody. He was the person that lead Harris County for years through several crises.
His race was the closest race in the county, but he came up a little short. Every other republican lost big. His loss hurt the county immensely, especially now.
I believe that the 2018 election was the last election with straight ticket voting available. It has been eliminated in Texas.
Was she elected?
Yes, in 2018. Unopposed in the dem primary, then unseating the repub incumbent. This was possibly as a result of straight ticket voting, which I believe has been repealed.
No. It has nothing to do with straight ticket voting, which is still allowed and not challenged.
Harris was the last red metro county. We lost 8t and will never get it back. Demographics is destiny. Texas is fucked.
In 2017, Abbott signed a bill getting rid of straight ticket voting: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/01/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-eliminate-straight-ticket-voting/
A few days ago, dems suit to keep it was tossed: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/24/texas-straight-ticket-voting-lawsuit/
So you’re wrong as to straight ticket still being allowed (as of now, it isn’t, though I’m sure dems will appeal).
I also understand your concerns about shifting demos, however, straight ticket voting allows lazy ass voters to hit one button and walk away. Without it, fewer people will vote for bottom of the ticket, and typically only higher info voters.
Her election was in 2018
Houston pede here. Her election was the result of a combination of several things. Political split in Houston is pretty 50/50, so any election may be close. On top of that, Beto significantly boosted candidates across Texas with the aid of straight ticket voting. Dems won races in 2018 no one would have ever thought possible.
She beat Ed Emmett, who was very popular in Houston. He did a fantastic job leading the County after Harvey. City leadership (same people as today) was somewhere between absent and a total mess.
Going into the election, many thought Judge Emmett would be the only republican to win. The thinking was that his popularity would overcome Lina’s ability to ride Beto’s coattails and the advantages of straight ticket voting. After all, she was a 27-year old, inexperienced nobody. He was the person that lead Harris County for years through several crises.
His race was the closest race in the county, but he came up a little short. Every other republican lost big. His loss hurt the county immensely, especially now.
I believe that the 2018 election was the last election with straight ticket voting available. It has been eliminated in Texas.
Add to the fact that she has lived half her life in Columbia, Peru, Mexico, and Thailand, as well as gaining U.S. citizenship only 7 years ago.
No true American would shit on their own like this cunt. Communist sympathizers all....