5 Senatorial Candidates
Well we've all be speculating about the next senator after Jose Rodriguez since the rumblings of his future retirement have surfaced.
So I've been sitting around and thinking about who are the 5 people in town with the best shot of winning the seat. I have no clue if any of them are actually interested in it (okay maybe a couple of them are) and there would be a bunch of other variables that would come in to play.
But lets talk the top 5 in no particular order...
The Delegation
I think there are two natural front-runners from the state delegation that would be really strong candidates for the job, State Reps Joe Moody and Cesar Blanco. Young and bright and both have wide appeal. Other members of the delegation are controversial or difficult to get along with, but these two are the most formidable from the delegation and would have no problem raising money. If Moody can be DA, he can damn sure be Senator. Blanco is new but the Force is strong with him and he has all the boxes checked for a long career. If there's one member of the delegation that you just know is going to have a the brightest career of them all, its Blanco.
The City
Cortney Niland. If she can win a mayoral race, I think she could win countywide. The mayoral job is her's whenever she wants it but she's got relationships all over the state and has no problem with campaign money.
The County
The County Judge is positioned for Congress or the State Senate seat. Whichever she wants is hers for the taking. She's won countywide on more than one occasion. She knows what it takes to win.
The Wild Card
Sheriff Richard Wiles. Still a popular elected official. Never done anything on the policy side but he's a pretty strong candidate and with the right field of candidates could win.
So those are my top 5 that would have the easiest time winning. There are other candidates that are interested no doubt and others with aspirations that given the right circumstances would be contenders.
I'm sure this will generate enough content from the others for the rest of the week.
So I've been sitting around and thinking about who are the 5 people in town with the best shot of winning the seat. I have no clue if any of them are actually interested in it (okay maybe a couple of them are) and there would be a bunch of other variables that would come in to play.
But lets talk the top 5 in no particular order...
The Delegation
I think there are two natural front-runners from the state delegation that would be really strong candidates for the job, State Reps Joe Moody and Cesar Blanco. Young and bright and both have wide appeal. Other members of the delegation are controversial or difficult to get along with, but these two are the most formidable from the delegation and would have no problem raising money. If Moody can be DA, he can damn sure be Senator. Blanco is new but the Force is strong with him and he has all the boxes checked for a long career. If there's one member of the delegation that you just know is going to have a the brightest career of them all, its Blanco.
The City
Cortney Niland. If she can win a mayoral race, I think she could win countywide. The mayoral job is her's whenever she wants it but she's got relationships all over the state and has no problem with campaign money.
The County
The County Judge is positioned for Congress or the State Senate seat. Whichever she wants is hers for the taking. She's won countywide on more than one occasion. She knows what it takes to win.
The Wild Card
Sheriff Richard Wiles. Still a popular elected official. Never done anything on the policy side but he's a pretty strong candidate and with the right field of candidates could win.
So those are my top 5 that would have the easiest time winning. There are other candidates that are interested no doubt and others with aspirations that given the right circumstances would be contenders.
I'm sure this will generate enough content from the others for the rest of the week.
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