Mayor Sylvester Turner is all smiling and everything as early voting enters the final two days, but the ill-effects of not having the Houston City Council District B runoff race on the Saturday, December 14, 2019, ballot are beginning to show. And if that isn't bad enough, what was supposed to be “A SUPER SUNDAY” didn’t amount to much as only 3,443 in-person votes were cast in the entire City of Houston on Sunday, December 8, 2019, for these runoffs. In case you don’t know, fewer people turned out to vote early on the only Sunday of early voting for these runoffs than turned out back on Sunday, October 27, 2019, for the only Sunday of early voting for the general election. What does this mean? Well, the "ROLL TO THE POLLS" that was supposed to take place and spearheaded Black pastors who were supposed to encourage churchgoers to get to the polls after worship services didn’t produce much of a bump for Mayor Turner at all. Look, back in the general election, a total of 3,829, in-person voters showed up at the polls on the only Sunday of the early voting cycle, which was still a dismal showing with the number of Black churches in Houston. So, as Tony Buzbee continues to pick up African American support, especially among Black women, he appears to be keeping pace with Mayor Sylvester Turner as they enter the stretch run in what is shaping up to be a more competitive runoff race than many pundits or party-bosses anticipated. So, don’t forget that early voting will continue through Tuesday, December 10, 2019, with election day voting taking place on Saturday, December 14, 2019.
Tony Buzbee Appears to Be Keeping Pace with Mayor Sylvester Turner as Support for Buzbee in the Black Community Continues to Grow Down the Home Stretch
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
Win, lose, or draw, a man should be able to depend on the place where he was born and raised to support his efforts. But for some reason, Mayor Turner’s birthplace is not, and I repeat is not showing up at the polls to support his re-election bid in the numbers they should be as he seeks a second and final term as Houston's mayor. Get this, through the first eight days of early voting back in the Tuesday, November 5, 2019, general election, 1,779 in-person votes were cast at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center. What about the runoffs? I’m glad you asked. In this runoff election between Mayor Sylvester Turner and Tony Buzbee, 1,808 in-person early votes have been cast through the first eight days of early voting at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center. What’s my point? Well, only (29) twenty-nine, yes, only twenty-nine, more Houstonians have voted in person through the first eight days of early voting at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center located at 6719 West Montgomery Road in Houston, Texas. That’s a major problem. However, this problem could be the result of not having the Houston City Council District B city council race on the ballot for the Saturday, December 14, 2019, runoff election.
FACEBOOK LIKES ARE NOT VOTES
Facebook likes and twitter feeds are not an indication of which candidate is winning what is expected to be a fight to the finish in the Saturday, December 14, 2019, runoff election race for Mayor of Houston between Tony Buzbee and Mayor Sylvester Turner. And these social platforms are certainly no way to measure which way African Americans are voting in this election either. Nope! Tony Buzbee’s campaign is continuing to build momentum among African Americans from what I can see. And nope! I’m not making this stuff up! The Saturday, December 14, 2019, runoff election between Tony Buzbee and Mayor Sylvester Turner will be decided at the ballot box on Saturday, December 14, 2019. And while a whole bunch of folks believes it’s a foregone conclusion that Mayor Sylvester Turner is going to win in a landslide, the numbers through eight days of early voting paint a much different picture. Especially when you see the folks over in Kingwood holding their own against what’s happening at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center. And with the numbers in predominantly African American areas showing virtually no surge at all, Turner versus Buzbee 2.0 is starting to get very interesting. So, in short, this runoff election race for Mayor of Houston between Tony Buzbee and Mayor Sylvester Turner could be anybody’s race from what I can see at this point.
WEST GRAY VERSUS KINGWOOD
Through eight days of early voting 7,910 in-person ballots have been cast at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center located at 1475 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas. But over in Kingwood, 6,038 in-person votes have been cast through the first eight days of early voting for these runoffs. What’s the problem? Well, this number represents a huge surge in voting in Kingwood, and this surge in voting is definitely going to benefit Tony Buzbee in my opinion. How huge of a surge are we looking at in Kingwood? Well, back through the first eight days of early voting for the general election, only 3,158 in-person votes had been cast in Kingwood. So, almost twice as many votes have been cast in Kingwood alone for this runoff election between Tony Buzbee and Mayor Sylvester Turner. So, while there’s also what looks like a surge at the “WEST GRAY” location as well, those numbers could be coming in a little differently than what we’ve come to expect at the “WEST GRAY” location.
ANOTHER LOCATION TO WATCH
I am looking at a similar surge in voting at the Freeman Branch Library, which is a solidly conservative area very similar to Kingwood. How large is the surge? Well, back in the general election through the first eight days of early voting, 2,704 in-person votes were cast. However, during the first eight days for these runoffs, 3,575 in-person votes have been cast. Why is this significant? Well, in runoff elections the voting typically goes down, but what we are seeing in conservative areas is an increase, not a decrease.
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Early voting at the County Attorney Conference Center should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The County Attorney Conference Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District I which tends to favor Democrats. So, I believe early voting turnout at this location could lean toward Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee if Houstonians cast their ballot along party-lines as political party bosses are encouraging them to do. The in-person early voting total through the first eight days at this location stands at 1,152 votes.
Early voting at the Prairie View A&M University Northwest early voting location could be up for grabs in my opinion. A good mixture of Democratic and Republican early voters appears to be casting their ballot at the Prairie View A&M University Northwest location. So, it's hard to tell whether early voting turnout numbers at this location favors Tony Buzbee or Mayor Sylvester Turner through the first six days. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days at this location stands at 156 votes.
Early voting at the Atascocita Branch Library early voting location could be up for grabs in my opinion. A good mixture of Democratic and Republican voters appears to be casting their ballot at the Atascocita Branch Library location. So, it's hard to tell whether early voting turnout numbers at this location favors Tony Buzbee or Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 639 votes.
Early voting at the Kingwood Community Center early voting location should go heavily in favor of Tony Buzbee in my opinion. Most of the voters casting their ballot early in Kingwood are more than likely going to be casting their ballot for Tony Buzbee in my opinion. So, I believe the early voting surge we are seeing in Kingwood shows the excitement Kingwood residents feel about the prospects of Tony Buzbee becoming the next Mayor of Houston, Texas. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 6,038 votes.
Early voting at the Freeman Branch Library early voting location should go in favor of Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Freeman Branch Library sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District E which tends to lean conservative. So, believe that the early voting surge in the turnout numbers at this location should favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Turner. The early voting total in-person through the first eight days stands at 3,575 votes.
Early voting at the Harris County Scarsdale Annex early voting location should be up for grabs in my opinion. A good mixture of Democratic and Republican voters appears to be showing up to vote early at the Harris County Scarsdale Annex location. So, I am not sure at this time whether early voting numbers at this location are favoring Tony Buzbee or Mayor Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,247 votes.
Early voting at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center early voting location should go heavily in favor of Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District K which leans Democratic. So, believe early voting turnout at this location is heavily favoring Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,875 votes.
Early voting at the Raindrop Turkish House early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Raindrop Turkish House sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District J which tends to lean Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 713 votes.
Early voting at the Nottingham Park Building early voting location should heavily favor Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Nottingham Park Building sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District G which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location are heavily favoring Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 4,233 votes.
Early voting at the Harris County Public Health Environmental Service Building early voting location should favor Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Harris County Public Health Environmental Service Building sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District G which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should be favoring Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,608 votes.
Early voting at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center early voting location should be leaning in favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. However, the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District G which leans conservative. So, trying to measure whether Turner or Buzbee is winning here is difficult for some reason this time around. But in the past, the “WEST GRAY” location has been reliably blue. This being the case, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee, but by how much – I’m just not sure. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 7,910 votes.
Early voting at the HCC West Loop South Campus early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The HCC West Loop South Campus sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District C which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,145 votes.
Early voting at the Bayland Park Community Center early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Bayland Park Community Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District J which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 3,832 votes.
Early voting at the Tracy Gee Community Center early voting location should favor Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Tracy Gee Community Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District G which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 2,749 votes.
Early voting at the Katherine Tyra Branch Library early voting location should heavily favor Tony Buzbee. The Katherine Tyra Branch Library sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District A which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should heavily favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 166 votes.
Early voting at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center early voting location should favor Tony Buzbee. The Trini Mendenhall Community Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District A which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 4,930 votes.
Early voting at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center early voting location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Acres Homes Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District B which leans heavily in favor of Democrats. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,808 votes.
Early voting at the Lone Star College Victory Center early voting location should favor Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Lone Star College Victory Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District A which leans conservative. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,169 votes.
Early voting at the Hardy Street Senior Citizens Center early voting location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Hardy Street Senior Citizens Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District H which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 532 votes.
Early voting at the Northeast Multi-Service Center early voting location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Northeast Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District B which leans heavily Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 2,076 votes.
Early voting at the Octavia Fields Branch Library early voting location should be up for grabs in my opinion. A good mixture of Democratic and Republican early voters appears to be casting their ballot at the Octavia Fields Branch Library location. So, it's hard to tell whether early voting turnout numbers at this location favors Tony Buzbee or Mayor Sylvester Turner through the first six days. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days at this location stands at 367 votes.
Early voting at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center early voting location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Kashmere Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District B which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,196 votes.
Early voting at the Ripley Houston Neighborhood Center early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Ripley Houston Neighborhood Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District I which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 971 votes.
Early voting at the HCC Southeast College Campus early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The HCC Southeast College Campus sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District I which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,103 votes.
Early voting at the Fiesta Mart early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. However, the demographics of areas like this are rapidly changing which makes this early voting location tough to gauge in nonpartisan elections. This particular Fiesta Mart sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District K which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee, but by how much – I’m just not sure at this point. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 3,856 votes.
Early voting at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center early voting location will go heavily in favor of Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Sunnyside Multi-Service Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District D which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 2,643 votes.
Early voting at the Texas Southern University polling site should go in favor of Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Texas Southern University early voting center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District D which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 290 votes.
Early voting at the University of Houston polling site is a little difficult to gauge in my opinion. The University of Houston early voting center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District D which leans Democratic. But the diverse makeup of the student body on this campus makes it difficult to say with absolute certainty how students are voting. That being said, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner, but given the diversity of the campus, I am not completely certain that this is the case. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 398 votes.
Early voting at the Young Neighborhood Library will favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Young Neighborhood Library sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District D which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting total through the first eight days sits at 2,071 votes.
Early voting at the Grand Tuscany Hotel early voting location should favor Tony Buzbee in my opinion. The Grand Tuscany Hotel sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District A which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location could favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Sylvester Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 421 votes.
Early voting at the Moody Park Community Center early voting location should heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The Moody Park Community Center sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District H which leans Democratic. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this location will heavily favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 1,335 votes.
Early voting at the SPJST Lodge 88 early voting location should favor Mayor Sylvester Turner in my opinion. The SPJST Lodge 88 sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District C which leans Democratic. However, this particular early voting location is a little tough to gauge. So, if I had to predict the way this early voting location was trending, I wouldn’t be surprised if it went for Tony Buzbee. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 3,227 votes.
Early voting at the Alief ISD Administration Building early voting location is tricky to gauge in my opinion. The Alief ISD Administration Building sits inside of single-member Houston City Council District F. So, I believe early voting turnout numbers at this particular location could favor Mayor Sylvester Turner over Tony Buzbee. But, this location is a little tricky because of the large number of independent business people who live in the area -- many of whom could favor Tony Buzbee over Mayor Turner. The early voting in-person total through the first eight days stands at 2,083 votes.
THE STRETCH RUN IS CRUCIAL FOR BOTH TONY BUZBEE AND MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER
The runoff race for mayor of Houston, Texas between Tony Buzbee and Mayor Sylvester Turner is living up to the hype based on the in-person vote totals through the first six days for these runoffs. But neither Buzbee or Turner can be projected as the front-runner at this time.
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“Mean Gene” Hill Shares His Thoughts on the Mayor's Race with Aubrey R. Taylor
I’ve been saying for months now, that support for Tony Buzbee in the Black Community is continuing to grow. I’m not just making this stuff up. I am not sure why nobody else is talking about this. To this end, I recently asked Eugene “Mean Gene” Hill a professional heavyweight boxer with a record of 34 wins and 2 losses to share a few thoughts about his friendship with Tony Buzbee.
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: How long have you and Tony Buzbee been friends?
MEAN GENE: “Tony and I have been friends since 2007. It began with him sponsoring me in my boxing career and a solid friendship grew from there, now we are like family.”
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: How do you feel about your friend Tony Buzbee running for mayor of Houston?
MEAN GENE: “I'm excited for him. I can say that Tony has Houston's best interest at heart. He didn't have to run for mayor, but he feels strongly about doing all he can to help improve a city that he loves so much.”
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: What would you say to the Houstonians who are (still undecided) about whether to vote for Tony Buzbee or Mayor Sylvester Turner?
MEAN GENE: “Turner has shown Houston what he can do and what his priorities are. I'd ask the (undecided) voters if they were happy with what they've seen.
I don't think there is a PERFECT person, but there is the BEST person for the position as the mayor of Houston. Tony has always fought for the people, as he's shown this time and time again, as a United States Marine, as a lawyer, and as a human being.
Campaign speeches, commercials, and politics aside... Just look at the depth in which both candidates have demonstrated as it relates to improving the quality of life for people. You will clearly see that Tony's level of commitment and sacrifice for the people far surpasses that of Turner.”
"We are pleased to announce that Attorney Tony Buzbee is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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"We are pleased to announce that Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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"At this time Anthony Dolcefino is the only candidate in the runoff race for Houston City Council At-Large Position #4 who is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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"At this time Shelley Kennedy is the only candidate in the runoff race for Houston City Council District C who is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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"At this time Edward Pollard is the only candidate in the runoff race for Houston City Council District J who is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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"At this time Rhonda Skillern Jones is the only candidate in the runoff race Houston Community College Trustee for District II who is asking for "YOUR" vote on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Early voting will end on Tuesday, December 10, 2019."
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