Mayor Sylvester Turner was born and raised in the Acres Homes area of Houston, Texas. However, through the first five days of early voting, the numbers in this predominantly African American community are trending downward from what we saw back in the 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election. Through the first five days back in 2015, over 1,530 early votes were cast in person at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center located at 6710 West Montgomery Road. However, by contrast, only 1,168 early votes have been cast in person through the first five days at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center in 2019. So, Houston, we could have a problem!
Acres Homes Community Appears to Not Be Rallying Behind Turner; Black Community Turnout Numbers as a Whole Appear to Show a Lack of Interest in 2019 Mayoral Election
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
It’s a shame to witness what we've seen go down through the first five days of early voting in the 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election. I mean, this is a pivotal election for the City of Houston. And so far, we haven’t seen anything that resembles a sense of pride, or urgency, whereas the African American community is concerned. Is it because African Americans don't care about the historical significance of this election? Has all of the negative campaignings turned the African American community off? Or is voter apathy the culprit? Whatever the case, if things don't pick up between now and Friday, November 1, 2019, when the early voting period ends, Mayor Turner may find himself trailing in his bid for re-election. What am I talking about? Well, I’m glad you asked. From what I can see, there appears to be a disconnect between Mayor Sylvester Turner and some of the key supporters who helped him win back in 2015. I can say this because there's no way on earth his numbers should be down in Acres Homes -- that's his stomping ground. In case you don’t know, Mayor Sylvester Turner, was born and raised in the Acres Homes area to a father who was a commercial painter, and a mother who worked as a maid at the Rice Hotel. But not even the Acres Homes community is rallying to support him in his bid to win a second term.
A QUICK COMPARISON
Through the first five days of early voting back in the 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election, 1,530 voters went to the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center located at 6719 West Montgomery Road to vote in person. By contrast, through the first five days of early voting in this election, only 1,168 voters have gone to the polls to cast their vote in person at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center. What does this mean? Well, it’s simple, voting is trending downward in this predominantly African American populated area in 2019. There’s no way to put a positive spin on this downward trend. At this single location, that's supposed to be a stronghold for Mayor Turner, 362 fewer voters have shown up in person to cast ballots in 2019, as compared to what we saw back in 2015 -- this is problematic. And don't forget that there are other African American candidates on the ballot along with Mayor Turner.
THE HIRAM CLARKE NUMBERS ARE UP
Make no mistake about it, the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center located at 3810 West Fuqua Street is a stronghold for African American candidates in local elections. But unlike Acres Homes, the numbers are up a little through the first five days of early voting at this location. How much are the numbers up? Well, through the first five days of early voting back in 2015, a total of 773 voters cast their ballot in person at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center. Well, through the first five days of the 2019 early voting period, 856 voters have cast their ballot in person at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center.
THE SUNNYSIDE NUMBERS ARE DOWN
If you know anything about Houston area politics, you know that Sunnyside is a golden prize for African American candidates in every election cycle. That’s why it’s a little disheartening to see that the numbers are trending downward through the first five days of early voting for the 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center located at 4605 Wilmington Street. The numbers aren’t too far behind what they were back in 2015; but with the number of contested races on the ballot in 2019, this downward trend should be of grave concern to all candidates depending on the African American vote this election cycle. Anyways, back in 2015, a total of 1,397 voters cast their ballot during the first five days of the early voting period at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center. By contrast, through the first five days of this current early voting period, only 1,268 voters have gone to the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center to cast their ballot in person. Again, these numbers seem to indicate a downward trend in this African American stronghold.
THE KASHMERE NUMBERS ARE DOWN
The Kashmere Multi-Service Center located at 4802 Lockwood Drive in Houston is another one of the locations that can be used to measure African American voter interest during any given election cycle. So, as with what we see happening in Acres Homes and Sunnyside, there appears to be no sense of urgency by African Americans to rally behind Mayor Sylvester Turner in his re-election bid -- at least not at this point. While things could change between now, and Friday, November 1, 2019, when early voting ends, as it stands right now, the Turner camp should be very concerned. Back in 2015, a total of 750 voters cast their ballot in person during the first five days of early voting at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center. By contrast, only 704 early votes have been cast at this early voting location during the first five days of the 2019 early voting period.
WHAT DO THESE NUMBERS MEAN?
When you have an incumbent Mayor facing re-election against eleven opponents, it's an indication that anything can happen; but it's also a tell-tale sign that something has gone desperately wrong in an administration. Typically, some incumbents don’t mind the numbers being low -- just so long as they win. However, in my personal opinion, the numbers being as low as they happen to right now do not bode well for Mayor Turner. Now, I’m not saying that Mayor Sylvester Turner can’t win his bid for re-election. But rather, that at this point he and his campaign team had better switch their strategy and rally his base down the final stretch. A robust "ELECTION DAY" turnout is a must for Mayor Turner. Otherwise, he might not even make the December 14, 2019 runoff. Finally, it's scary to think that only 44,244 voters have gone to the polls in person to vote through the first five days of early voting. And if that wasn't bad enough, only 6,799 "ABSENTEE BALLOTS" have been returned so far. So again, if this narrative doesn't change – AND FAST – there’s going to be some crying going on in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
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AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Mayor Sylvester Turner, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Mayor Turner at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Bill King, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Bill King at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Tony Buzbee, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Tony Buzbee at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Sue Lovell, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Sue Lovell at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Dwight Boykins, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Dwight Boykins at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Victoria Romero, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Victoria Romero at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Kendall Baker, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Kendall Baker at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Naoufal Houjami, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Naoufal Houjami at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Roy J. Vasquez, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Roy J. Vasquez at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Johnny "J.T." Taylor, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Johnny "J.T." Taylor at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Demetria Smith, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Demetria Smith at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Derrick Broze, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him before Friday, November 1, 2019. If they can't vote early, you should encourage them to go vote for Derrick Broze at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!
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While Houston Business Connections Newspaper© held it's own in the endorsement game, we will not be issuing any endorsements (as a body) going forward. Instead of endorsing candidates, we now focus our efforts on assisting our "non-partisan" reader-base with identifying candidates running for office who value the vote, prayers, and support of every warm-blooded American.
HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© IS A TRUSTED NON-PARTISAN BRANDING AND MOBILIZATION TOOL
In case you don’t remember, in a head-to-head “ENDORSEMENT SHOWDOWN” candidates endorsed by a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers performed significantly better than those endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board back in the Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Presidential Election as Democrats rolled to historic countywide victories over their Republicans counterparts in what, at the time, was the worst defeat ever for the Harris County Republican Party in its 71-year history.
HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© READERS SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO VALUE THEIR VOTE
As a refresher, there were sixty-seven (67) races where a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers went head-to-head against the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Fifty-one (51) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by Houston Business Connections Newspaper© (in the head-to-head contest) back in the 2016 Presidential Election won their respective races on election night. By contrast, only thirty-eight (38) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board (in these key races) won their respective races back on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in the Presidential Election as it relates specifically to Harris County, Texas.
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Judge Maria T. Jackson is running for Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 1 against Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in the Democratic Party Primary for Harris County, Texas.
Judge Maria T. Jackson is running for Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 1 against Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in the Democratic Party Primary for Harris County, Texas.
