Westside Democrats Endorsement Forum
The Westside Democrats of El Paso held their endorsement meeting last night and I got video of most of the candidates running for office. I'll post video of them by individual race along with a little bit of analysis. We will start with the congressional race and then move on to the other races.
Before we do, some quick thoughts about what I learned last night. I learned the following:
If you don't show up to a westside Democrats forum, Ken Sutherland will berate you and speak badly of you to the membership. He did that pretty much all night. People were getting annoyed.
I learned that all those people with the flu and an enclosed, hot room is guaranteed to spread that stuff like wild fire.
I learned that it was announced the Norma Chavez only got 1 vote, but she actually received 8 votes, which put her in a tie with Jerome Tilghman for 3rd place.
I learned that being VP of the organization doesn't guarantee a win, Alyssa Perez won with only a handful of votes.
I learned Norma is really sensitive about filing at the last minute because she repeats to everyone that she filed within the statutory requirement, as if that matters to anyone.
I learned that Laura Enriquez appears to REALLY hate working with men. And she cried. And she was the first person to post on facebook, #MeToo.
I learned that the westside Democrats have asked the strongest questions of judicial candidates of any forum so far. Except for the family court race, I think those questions could've been much better.
Okay, on with the show.
Former County Judge Veronica Escobar won pretty handily, not needing a runoff despite the fact that it was the race with the most candidates in it. Escobar had 50 votes, Fenenbock had 37.
Jerome Tilghman and Norma Chavez tied with 8 votes.
John Carillo had 1 vote.
Here is video of the main candidates and I will post video of the also-rans later.
You can review how each of the candidates did and decide for yourself who did the best. Here they are by the order in which they spoke.
Before we do, some quick thoughts about what I learned last night. I learned the following:
If you don't show up to a westside Democrats forum, Ken Sutherland will berate you and speak badly of you to the membership. He did that pretty much all night. People were getting annoyed.
I learned that all those people with the flu and an enclosed, hot room is guaranteed to spread that stuff like wild fire.
I learned that it was announced the Norma Chavez only got 1 vote, but she actually received 8 votes, which put her in a tie with Jerome Tilghman for 3rd place.
I learned that being VP of the organization doesn't guarantee a win, Alyssa Perez won with only a handful of votes.
I learned Norma is really sensitive about filing at the last minute because she repeats to everyone that she filed within the statutory requirement, as if that matters to anyone.
I learned that Laura Enriquez appears to REALLY hate working with men. And she cried. And she was the first person to post on facebook, #MeToo.
I learned that the westside Democrats have asked the strongest questions of judicial candidates of any forum so far. Except for the family court race, I think those questions could've been much better.
Okay, on with the show.
Former County Judge Veronica Escobar won pretty handily, not needing a runoff despite the fact that it was the race with the most candidates in it. Escobar had 50 votes, Fenenbock had 37.
Jerome Tilghman and Norma Chavez tied with 8 votes.
John Carillo had 1 vote.
Here is video of the main candidates and I will post video of the also-rans later.
You can review how each of the candidates did and decide for yourself who did the best. Here they are by the order in which they spoke.
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