Hillary and Nancy Pelosi didn’t save her campaign
A run-off race was held Saturday to choose the next mayor of Houston. The two candidates were Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and State Senator John Whitmire. Both are Democrats.
Whitmire shellacked Jackson Lee and I’m not angry about that. Jackson Lee has served in Congress for almost 30 years. She is 73 years old. She was fond of saying she wanted to “come home.” John Whitmire is 74 years old. He is the longest-serving member of the Texas State Senate. Whitmire ran a campaign centered on crime and bringing the community together. His campaign outspent Jackson Lee The last time a Republican was elected mayor was 1978-1982.
Whitmire is a Houston native and has a compelling personal story of rising from very humble beginnings to a successful career in state politics. His political ads featured Whitmire talking to everyday Houstonians. Sheila Jackson Lee focused more on herself and her career in Washington, D.C. Jackson Lee ran into some problems when an audiotape of her berating and cursing a staffer surfaced. That was an October surprise for her campaign. The rumors have been out there for years about how she treats her staff. She is consistently voted the worst boss on Capitol Hill and her staff turnover is high.
Jackson Lee concentrated on endorsements from her pals in Washington, D.C. like Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Hakeem Jeffries. Houstonians weren’t impressed. Whitmire received endorsements from politicians he worked with at the State Capitol. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, for example, endorsed Whitmire over her colleague Jackson Lee. Jackson Lee received a last-minute endorsement from the current mayor. She also received the endorsement from former Mayor Kathy Whitmire, the former sister-in-law of John Whitmire.
Whitmire’s victory was a landslide.
