Oaxaca states Gandara "was an absent Commissioner...absent boss..."
In a 180 degree turn around, El Paso County Commissioner Precinct #3 candidate Dora Oaxaca stated that her former boss, Willie Gandara, Jr. was "an absent Commissioner" and "an absent boss".
Thats a complete turn-around from the position she took in a televised news interview with KVIA earlier this year when questions were first raised by fellow candidate Vince Perez about Commissioner Gandara's attendance record.
Both Gandara and Oaxaca were interviewed for the piece and if memory serves I think they both talked about how the needs of the community and constituents were a priority. I think both were actually interviewed in the field for that interview.
Don't get me wrong, it makes sense that Oaxaca is now trying to distance herself from Gandara, but I don't think any expected such a drastic turn. Although, she doesn't really have a choice at this point. After the arrest for allegedly trafficking drugs Oaxaca doesn't really have any other option but to try to put some distance between her and the Gandara clan.
Its not likely that she will benefit much at this point. Gandara introduced her at her campaign kick-off in Socorro. He made statements that basically made it impossible for her to put any real distance between her and the Gandaras.
But here is video of Oaxaca trying to put a little political daylight between her campaign and the Gandaras...
Thats a complete turn-around from the position she took in a televised news interview with KVIA earlier this year when questions were first raised by fellow candidate Vince Perez about Commissioner Gandara's attendance record.
Both Gandara and Oaxaca were interviewed for the piece and if memory serves I think they both talked about how the needs of the community and constituents were a priority. I think both were actually interviewed in the field for that interview.
Don't get me wrong, it makes sense that Oaxaca is now trying to distance herself from Gandara, but I don't think any expected such a drastic turn. Although, she doesn't really have a choice at this point. After the arrest for allegedly trafficking drugs Oaxaca doesn't really have any other option but to try to put some distance between her and the Gandara clan.
Its not likely that she will benefit much at this point. Gandara introduced her at her campaign kick-off in Socorro. He made statements that basically made it impossible for her to put any real distance between her and the Gandaras.
But here is video of Oaxaca trying to put a little political daylight between her campaign and the Gandaras...
Jimmy,
ReplyDeleteYou must have ESP, I am actually working on a signage piece right now. Although its not really what you are talking about.
Let me give you my thoughts on the signs. Before I do though, I think its messed up to call Pilo MOrales the town drunk, even if he is. I don't know the vato, so I'm not defending him. But you mention him by first and last name, but you only sign your name Jimmy. I think its kinda messed up, but lets move on.
I'm not a fan of red, white, and blue. I think it becomes white noise. People tune them out and its really hard to stand out from from the crowd when all the signs look alike. So I like bold colors and a bold design. It stands out when you are sitting at a traffic light at a corner and see a gang of signs all huddled together.
I agree though that Perez needs bigger signs and more of them. I think you are 100% right. Now that the election is getting closer I'll bet you'll see more of them rolled out soon.
But you remembered the design and even the words on the sign despite their size. Sounds like it worked.
Another consideration is the location of signs. Some people pretty much waste money by plastering signs all over the place. Signs don't win you elections, ground games do.
If you live in Socorro, you might not see as much campaign activity as you usually do in an election for a couple of reasons. In both HD 75 (Gonzalez v Enriquez) and CCC #3 there are two very good reasons why you won't see as much activity as previous years.
Reason #1 - CD 16. The Valley is no longer part of Congressional District 16. There will be no where near the money spent in the valley for campaigning that there usually is. That means turnout will be lower than its normal low.
Reason #2 - A majority of the voters in both districts actually live within the City of El Paso or within new growth areas of Horizon.
That means the most votes will be in areas that are not in your area.
I saw a post on Gonzalez's facebook page the other day that showed a picture that she called her first new sign. So its likely that they haven't been rolled out because of the weather. Again, I'd expect them to see more within the next couple of weeks.
Most of the money spent in campaigns typically is spent on mail, not signs. In addition to mail, campaign literature for block walkers is another big expenditure as well as pay for walkers if a campaign goes that route.