Daily Archives: 05/11/2008

(Community Matters) Saturday Night Live’s Hillary Clinton skit

(Community Matters)

11:08pm Well, we seem stuck on 92% precincts reporting. Incumbent Lee Leffingwell has handily defeated his opponents taking 68% of the votes (Meeker 23%, Demling 9%). Randi Shade trounced incumbent Jennifer Kim 64% to 27%. Laura Morrison (39%) and Cid Galindo (29%) will face each other in a runoff (Robin Cravey won 20%). I’d imagine Cid (who I also like though I supported Laura) and his supporters will think hard about funding a runoff given the likely switch of Cravey votes to Laura. It’ll all be about GOTV. Steven and I are in for fundraising. Thank gosh the three AISD school bond propositions have passed too.

9:10pm 85% of precincts reporting: Randi with 64%; Lee with 68%

9:15pm Now with 46% of precincts reporting: Randi and Lee have held their percentages. Laura up to 38% with Cid at 29% (Robin Cravey with 20%).

8:45pm Randi Shade & Lee Leffingwell have won (re)election to Austin City Council. No way for their opponents to overcome the early voting & 12 percent precinct reporting lead. Shade: 62%/Kim 27%. Leffingwell: 67%/Meeker 22%.

Probably a runoff for Laura Morrison (37%) and Cid Galindo (30%) in Place 4.

Mark Nathan, consultant to both campaigns

Randi’s parents, Dr. & Mrs. Shade (in from Dallas)

Politico dynamos Ian Davis, Marti Bier (Shade campaign manager) & Amy Everhart

Patti Summerville & Joene Grissiom

Barbara Miller, Margaret Keys & James Michael Elrod

Debbie & Estella Ramirez (Estella, Debbie’s mom, in from El Paso)

Kevin Tuerff – with Lisa said stickers

Kevin Jung, the creator of the Lisa said stickers

Tim McCabe & Kevin Tuerff

I was drafted

My bad, can’t believe I didn’t get a picture of Randi’s partner/Ethan’s other mom, Kayla Shell. She was busy taking care of everyone.
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